Passinho, a vibrant dance style originating from Rio de Janeiro's favelas, received official recognition as an "intangible cultural heritage" in Rio. This designation was the result of a law proposed ...

Columbus instructors Elton Brasil and Joseph Lewis teach capoeira at three locations and aim to make classes affordable for all. Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian martial art combining music, dance, and ...

A samba class performs in Rio de Janeiro. There’s an expression here in Brazil: “Tudo acaba em samba.” Translated literally, the phrase means “Everything ends in samba.” That is to say, no matter what ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — It all started with nifty leg movements, strong steps backwards and forwards, paced to Brazilian funk music. Then it adopted moves from break dancing, samba, capoeira, frevo — ...

Back in the early 1960s, Brazilian-influenced musical styles were all the rage of the jazz world, occasionally crossing over onto the pop music charts as well. Songs incorporating Brazilian sambas and ...