Some 100 dancers of the Vai-Vai samba school wore costumes featuring swastikas on their back at Sao Paulo’s Carnival, Brazil’s most popular festival and one of the world’s largest multi-day ...

It takes its name from semba, a dance originating in ... rhythms and costumes. In the 1930s and 1940s, samba became the symbol of Brazilian identity, thanks to renowned composers and performers ...

People in Brazil usually hold samba shakers with both hands ... it’s a time when people dress in colourful costumes, make music and do a dance called the samba. If you like making music, can ...

Samba is not only a dance, it is a lifestyle ... "I want to show to the public how much I love the Brazilian culture. My costume is colorful, full of pheasant feathers. The headpiece weighs ...

With millions dancing to the beat of bloco street parties in a sea of costumes ... Events take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil’s most cosmopolitan city. All the main samba competitions between rival ...