This weekend kicks off the Carnaval season here in Los Angeles, which will soon be celebrated across the globe—including in Colombia and Brazil, where the event reaches its grandest spectacle. Yes ...

Those who have experienced Brazilian culture have loved it, especially Carnaval, a long-awaited celebration in February. For members of Handphibians, a Madison-based pagode band, and Ótimo Dance, a ...

Carnaval is celebrated all around the world, but it’s said that Brazil does it best. No matter what part of the country you visit, you’ll find people of all ages dancing in the streets and wearing ...

Despite the (Zika) viral headlines, over three million Carnaval revelers are expected in Rio de Janeiro. The main samba parade, February 5-8, is enormous, and six of the 12 best samba schools march to ...

Folks who can’t make it to Brazil for Carnaval can get a taste of the famous festival right here in the Twin Cities on Saturday. More than 60 singers, musicians, samba dancers, actors and artisans are ...

HAYWARD -- In Brazil, the Rhythm of Samba is everywhere and in just weeks those same sounds will fill the air right here in the Bay Area at San Francisco's 45th annual Carnaval celebration and parade.

SUSHISAMBA Doha brings the spirit of Rio with its Brazilian Carnaval celebration on 5 February (Dinner) & 6 February (Brunch) ...

The music is pumping at Dance Studio No. 1 in West Los Angeles as instructor Diane Yakimovicz urges her students faster and faster, their footwork a dazzling blur. With hardly a breather, she forms ...

After three months of rehearsals, Bloco Ginga Brasil is about to cross the finish line. Tainah Damasceno, the artistic director of Bloco Ginga Brasil, has been busy preparing for this year's Carnaval ...

It's Mardi Gras time again and New Orleans-style celebrations across America are bound to feature beads, booze and plenty of partying in the buildup to the start of Lent on Ash Wednesday. But for ...