RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — It all started with nifty leg movements, strong steps backwards and forwards, paced to Brazilian funk music. Then it adopted moves from break dancing, samba, capoeira, frevo — ...

Those who have experienced Brazilian culture have loved it, especially Carnaval, a long-awaited celebration in February. For members of Handphibians, a Madison-based pagode band, and Ótimo Dance, a ...

Aspen Santa Fe Ballet wraps up its winter season with contemporary Brazilian dance flair. Grupo Corpo, translated as “Body Group,” performs Tuesday at Aspen District Theater. The company began in 1975 ...

Mesmerizing rhythms, electrifying movements and spinning spiritualism burst onstage as Brazil's renowned contemporary dance ensemble Grupo Corpo returns to Boston's Boch Center Shubert Theatre October ...

Passinho, a vibrant dance style originating from Rio de Janeiro's favelas, received official recognition as an "intangible cultural heritage" in Rio. This designation was the result of a law proposed ...

The University of Arizona Office of Global Initiatives partnered with Campus Recreation to host three dance classes called Passport to Dance, with each highlighting a different culture. The last class ...

The samba and bossa nova dances that we have come to associate with Brazilian culture are just the tip of the iceberg of the ceremonial movement, song and percussion of the Afro-Brazilian tradition.

“All Brazilians know how to dance,” says the mother of one of the two ballet students at the heart of Only When I Dance. “It’s in our blood.” No one who has seen YouTube’s latest darling — a Brazilian ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — It all started with nifty leg movements, strong steps backwards and forwards, paced to Brazilian funk music. Then it adopted moves from break dancing, samba, capoeira, frevo — ...