Rio de Janeiro (AFP) - When she sways to the sensual beat of samba, Megumi Kudo also heals the wounds in her mother's heart from a huge earthquake that shattered their home city in Japan 20 years ago.

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 ...

Reporting from Rio De Janeiro — It was near midnight and the rain-drenched streets had already stained my white satin slippers. A Napoleon-style hat, adorned with golden beads and white plumage, was ...

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 ...

A group of Brazilian samba dancers performs in Seoul's Myeongdong Street on July 1, 2026, to promote a samba carnival parade ...

If you're thinking, "how is that possible," you're not alone. By Sam Reed Every February, half a million people flock to Rio de Janeiro for Carnival, Brazil’s annual new year celebration, to see Samba ...

As Brazil march into the round of 16, the inseparable connection between the Selecao’s iconic style of play and the rhythm of samba continues to take center stage ...

Reporting from Rio De Janeiro — It was near midnight and the rain-drenched streets had already stained my white satin slippers. A Napoleon-style hat, adorned with golden beads and white plumage, was ...