HAYWARD -- In Brazil, the Rhythm of Samba is everywhere and in just weeks those same sounds will fill the air right here in the Bay Area at San Francisco's 45th annual Carnaval celebration and parade.

This weekend kicks off the Carnaval season here in Los Angeles, which will soon be celebrated across the globe—including in Colombia and Brazil, where the event reaches its grandest spectacle. Yes ...

Stephen Tiffenson can still hear the African beats of the tambuo bamboo -- the traditional Trinidadian percussion instrument -- that pulsed through the streets of Sangre Grande during Carnaval. As a ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — A single voice rises, calling to order the dancers and musicians who make up Mangueira, one of Rio de Janeiro’s premiere samba organizations. The deepest bass drums answer, their ...

In this Jan. 27, 2020 photo, performers wait next to a image of Saint Sebastian, patron saint of the Rio de Janeiro, for the start of the rehearsal at the Paraiso de Tuiuti samba school, in Rio de ...

The people who turned this city’s Carnaval parade into a multimillion-dollar enterprise of feather headpieces, fanciful floats and gyrating dancers in expensive costumes have even bigger plans afoot.

Despite the (Zika) viral headlines, over three million Carnaval revelers are expected in Rio de Janeiro. The main samba parade, February 5-8, is enormous, and six of the 12 best samba schools march to ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — Juggling a Coke and a cigarette in one hand and a cookie and a phone in the other, Rosa Magalhaes contemplates her artistic creations before they go on display in a few days’ time.

Folks who can’t make it to Brazil for Carnaval can get a taste of the famous festival right here in the Twin Cities on Saturday. More than 60 singers, musicians, samba dancers, actors and artisans are ...