THEY are the gorgeous, glittering Samba dancers who steal the show at the greatest party on the planet. The queens and muses who light up the jaw-dropping, heart-pounding Rio Carnival are once agai… ...

Rio's samba school parade is a global spectacle every Carnival season. Of the more than 70 samba schools, only a select few belong to the elite group that takes centre stage, parading down the ...

Performer from the Unidos de Padre Miguel samba school dance during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, March 2, 2025.

Dancers perform in a segment paying tribute to Brazilian artist Roberto Burle Marx during the closing ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on Sunday, Aug. 21, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro. Vincent ...

RIO DE JANEIRO – 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 Is The Place To Go For A Dance And A Swim One of the best party spots in all of Rio is the Botafogo neighborhood. Located on an inlet of Guanabara Bay, Botafogo is full of bars, restaurants ...

Performers from the Salgueiro samba school dance during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, early Tuesday, March 4, 2025. Credit: AP/Bruna Prado “You just pay attention to ...

Some of the dancers will also perform at Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2025. (Shmuel Thaler - Santa Cruz Sentinel) Missa Hawk glistens with sweat as she gives her all during a Samba class.

1. Best for understanding the essence of samba: Escolas de samba events. Rio's samba school parade is a global spectacle every Carnival season. Of the more than 70 samba schools, only a select few ...