Carnival season always breathes life into the local economy of Rio de Janeiro's Vila Vintém favela – but particularly this ...

A group of Brazilian transgender women have been learning samba in the last few months as they prepare to take the stage at the world-renowned Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro in March.

This year, the school’s parade pays tribute to Africa, women, and the Afro-Brazilian faith Candomblé, further cementing its ...

Here, she shares the best samba experiences in Rio, from traditional school events to samba circles. Brazilians often say that "everything ends in samba", but perhaps it would be more accurate to ...

The 35-year-old native of Saigon is a nun with Missionary Sisters of Mary Queen of the World and came to the U.S. when her superiors decided the lessons she'd learn in an American Catholic school ...

I’m queen of one of the largest samba schools in Brazil, Vila Isabel, which is a very classical school. It’s an honour and a responsibility at the same time: it’s a job that doesn’t stop.

A recent John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum at the Institute of Politics (IOP) offered an opportunity for Harvard Kennedy School professors and IOP fellows to analyze what we have seen and what we might expect ...