Sequence 2: Carnival parade. In samba school groups to parade round the ... Cool down: Walk away from group with the slow, regular beat of the music, gently swinging arms round to trace big ...

The city, the birthplace and world capital of samba, lives to the beat of this music throughout the year, but it is in ...

Brazil's most famous carnival celebrations have taken place in Rio de Janeiro. More than 70,000 people gathered at the city's huge concrete arena known as the Sambadrome, where samba schools ...

Samba school Salgueiro was crowned champion of Rio's fiercely competitive Carnival parades on Wednesday ... of the "drum" and its importance to music in various cultures. An army of 4,100 marched ...

The sound of samba rings ... bought over the tradition of Entrudo (Carnival) from Europe, where it met with the local population’s passion for music and dance. It gradually evolved into an ...

Rio's hotly contested carnival parade has been won by the Imperatriz Leopoldinense samba school with its tribute to a Brazilian outlaw from the early 20th Century which many compare to Robin Hood.