Samba
Brazilian samba school to tell story about China in Carnival parade
"United we are strong" is the message that Unidos de Vila Maria samba school wants to share at this year's Carnival parade held in Rio de Janeiro, said Cristiano Bara, the school's artistic director.
Samba goes global as foreign dancers bring Rio Carnival home
At rehearsal for the Paraiso de Tuiuti samba school, a dancer poses for photos with admiring onlookers while wearing the bright yellow uniform and sky-high heels of the school's elite passista samba dancers.