RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — It’s a life of stark contrast: By day, Diana Prado is a supervisor at an insurance company’s drably lit call center cramped with blue cubicles. But when night falls, she dazzles ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

Ahead of the annual, world-famous Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Attico Rooftop on South Broad will throw a celebration inspired by the Brazilian festival. On Sunday, Feb. 9, the bar on top of the ...

Percussion-based music echoed in the streets as dancers and musicians from the Evanston Escola de Samba invited people to clap along with the beat. Dancers wearing bright pink, blue and orange ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — 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 samba ...

THE FORBIDDEN DANCE BORN AS AN AFRO-BRAZILIAN FOLK DANCE, THE PRIMAL SAMBA HAS LONG BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH VOODOO AND MAGIC. SOUNDS LIKE THE PERFECT WAY TO CELEBRATE THE DAY OF THE DEAD. By Mary Kunz ...

Dancing With the Stars pro dancer Mark Ballas always has one person in his corner: mom Shirley Ballas. After Mark, 39, and celebrity partner Whitney Leavitt took some heat from fans for their samba ...