Explore the shanty towns of Río Janeiro and their role in the city's cultural history. The shanty towns of Río Janeiro play a pivotal role in the city's cultural history. They are home to a rich ...

CARNEIRO: Composer Marquinhos de Oswaldo Cruz takes his artistic name from the working-class Rio suburb of Oswaldo Cruz, and that's where we're going. This is the 30th edition of the samba train, the ...

Performers from Porto da Pedra samba school participate in the samba parade at Cidade do Samba in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Dec. 1, 2023. A two-day event was held here to celebrate Brazil's National ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — If you have been to Rio de Janeiro’ beaches, this probably sounds familiar: samba music drifting from a nearby kiosk, caipirinha cocktails sold by hawkers, chairs sprawled across ...

It's party season in Rio de Janeiro and the city is in party mood. Roisin O'Sullivan ventures into the gritty shanty towns where samba has replaced the sound of gunfire The sprawling favelas, or slums ...

Discover Time Out's "coolest street" for 2025, a Rio thoroughfare home to both upscale and laid-back eateries, trendy bars, ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — As Carnival approaches in Rio de Janeiro, members of a samba school perfect a minutely-tuned performance with dancers twirling in blue, red and white skirts and 40 drummers ...

Decked up in colorful enticing samba costumes, millions jammed up the streets of Brazil on the first night of extravagant Rio de Janeiro's Carnival parade Sunday. Amid the majestic set-up, frenetic ...