RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Carnival always breathes life into the economy of Vila Vintem, a favela on Rio de Janeiro's west side, but this year the pulse is even stronger with its Unidos de Padre Miguel ...

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 ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio de Janeiro’s samba schools usually spend the year furiously sewing costumes for the city’s blowout Carnival celebration. Now, nimble fingers are working to protect lives ...

In the 1920s, Afro-Brazilians living in favelas created the samba school carnival groups that celebrated samba. While not technically schools, many do offer classes in samba dance and music. Over time ...

RIO DE JANEIRORIO DE JANEIRO — The glittering costumes and floats that last week marked Rio de Janeiro’s iconic Carnival are back as the top six finishers of the annual samba school competition take ...

Thousands of dancers from Rio de Janeiro’s elite samba schools were set Sunday to roll out their traditional parades of feathers and sequins — combined with a large dose of social and political ...