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Carnival, a spectacle celebrating African deities and Catholic saints alike, has become a battleground for religious groups in Brazil.

A spectacle known for its colorful and sometimes even outrageous costumes, Brazil's world famous Carnival is under fire after the Beija-Flor samba school was declared the champion of this year's Rio ...

In the 1920s, Afro-Brazilians living in favelas created the samba school carnival groups that celebrated samba. In the 1920s, Afro-Brazilians living in favelas created the samba school carnival groups ...

Congolese vocalist Samba Mapangala and the various editions of his Orchestra Virunga pop the cork on musical champagne that’s surprisingly bubbly, sweet and tangy, that tickles your senses and ...

One of Rio's most storied Samba schools will explore the "Pain and Passion" of the lives of the Bantu people in the city. Bantu people were the majority of Black people enslaved in Rio. Modern Brazil ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – The Beija Flor samba group won its tenth carnival championship on Wednesday, taking home top honors for a performance in which thousands of costumed drummers and dancers ...

Modern Brazil is what it is today - the foods, the religious traditions, and, of course, the music - in large part because of its African roots. That's the message one of Rio de Janeiro's famous samba ...