But samba is not on the menu at the Madureira dance party. Here thousands of people from Rio's Black and Brown community get together every Saturday night to dance to the sounds of R&B as buses ...

Fognini said "The energy is amazing. We are trying to dance and try something new, it's very nice." Watch all of The Rio Open with extended coverage featuring three additional courts only ...

Events take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil’s most cosmopolitan city. All the main samba competitions between rival dance schools and parades take place in the Sambadrome – a purpose-built ...

The Carnival in Rio de Janeiro - and many other cities around the world - is held to mark the beginning of Lent. The festival begins on the Friday afternoon preceding Ash Wednesday and ends at ...