GET your samba on, it’s Carnival time in Brazil. It is the highlight of the partying year and I got to go back to my home ...

One of Oakland’s most celebrated and well attended summer festivals is back: Oakland Carnival is on Saturday, June 6, at Mosswood Park. For natives, residents and newcomers, Carnival is a time to ...

Looking for a more meaningful trip? These cultural festivals offer unforgettable experiences and local traditions.

Travelers are prioritizing authentic experiences over sightseeing. Here are eight cultural festivals worth traveling for in ...

There are few cities in the world where the mountains meet the sea, where the sun shines year round, and the sounds of samba ...

San Francisco’s annual Carnaval festival and parade took place Memorial Day Weekend and celebrated Latino culture and diversity.

The Rio show drew approximately 2 million people on May 2. By Mateus Campos Due to its continental dimensions and a language different from its neighbors, Brazil often seems disconnected from the ...

A few days after Carnival in Brazil in 2025, one of the country’s premier samba schools, Salgueiro, issued a blistering critique on Instagram of the Rio de Janeiro judges. Salgueiro is a perennial top ...

Mona Holmes is an editor at Eater Southern California/Southwest, a regular contributor at KCRW radio, and a 2022 James Beard Award nominee. London-based Sushi Samba made quite a splash in West ...

Dozens of people gathered Saturday night at the Haile Village Center to connect with Brazilian culture through food and drumming by Bloco GNV at a Carnaval event hosted by Samba Brazilian Kitchen.

Giant robot tribute to Brazil's Lula comes last at Rio Carnival The British Broadcasting Corporation Rio de Janeiro's annual carnival parade competition continued its tradition of vibrant dance and ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — Samba and literature rarely share the same stage, but at this year's Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, two samba schools used their parades to tell the stories of Black Brazilian female ...