The Hon. Edmund Bartlett, Minister of Tourism for Jamaica, and his Brazilian Counterpart Tourism Celso Sabino make it possible – Samba will meet reggae in Jamaica. In the most connected Caribbean ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s Carnival revelry is ramping up, from the raucous street parties to the glitzy parades. Carnival kicked off Friday afternoon, with Saturday marking the first full day of ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) – Hey world, are you ready to samba? Because Rio is leading the dance. After one of the roughest-ever rides from vote to games by an Olympic host, the city of beaches, carnival, ...

A typical Carnival day in Brazil starts around 7 a.m., when the first blocos — as the free street parties are known — start their loud and colorful musical journey down the city’s streets. Drummers, ...

Rose Max is no stranger to the local music scene in Miami. She’s kept busy since arriving in 1993, constantly performing and winning fans along the way. She’s won the Brazilian Press Award three times ...

RIO DE JANEIRO -- Shaking to samba and sharing reflections in uniquely Brazilian ways, Olympians and fans said goodbye to the Rio Games with one last big bash that was both revelatory and a sigh of ...

Have you been experiencing Samba no pé (Samba of the foot) lately? Craving some pão de queijo but haven’t been able to find a place that serves it? Or have you simply been itching to learn a couple of ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Anitta has become a pop music sensation in her native Brazil and abroad, but Monday she will have her first shot to prove herself on the country's biggest stage: the Sambadrome.

Os Novos Baianos brought their samba rock to American soil for the first time to the joy of the thousands of Brazilian and Brazilian-American fans who’ve made a life here. But they didn’t just draw a ...