Originally born in the working-class districts of Rio de Janeiro in the early 20 th century, samba has its roots in Brazil's ...

Rio de Janeiro's top 13 samba schools are gearing up for carnival and the parade at Rio's Sambadrome where they will compete on 11 and 12 February to be crowned carnival champions. Ninety-thousand ...

The Brazilian samba composer who has sued Adele over the ... Geraes’ lawyers arranged for a band to record both ‘Million Years Ago’ and ‘Mulheres (Women)’ in the same tempo and key ...

Pia Sundhage explains how she uses samba to get the best out of her Brazil side, who Marta beleives have improved because of the Swede's methods. “I’m a rock ‘n’ roll person,” says Pia ...

This special edition also welcomes Le Cabaret Gandaia, a unique Brazilian carnival bloco. Blending an energetic brass band and an explosive batucada, they bring a tropical, danceable touch that ...

THIS is the Brazilian samba song at the centre of the Adele plagiarism row that could see her 2015 hit banned across the globe. The song Mulheres (Women), was recorded by Brazilian singer Martinho ...

Global Village heads to Brazil this time for music from guitarists Bola Sete, Joao Gilberto, and Rosa Passos, samba-reggae ...