Rio de Janeiro Carnival in pictures: Exotic dancers parade through Sambadrome Extraterrestrial toucan birds, neon green spacemen waving Brazilian flags and legions of scantily clad women and men ...

From the bottom of her platform heels to the top of her 15-kilogram headpiece, samba dancer Mishel Finlayson says she is ready to make Carnival history. The 38-year-old Brisbanite will be the first ...

Through dance and music, Samba N’ Motion and Bola da Vez stitch together historical and cultural events of Brazil. Both groups were formed by Ana Laidley (center), and they will perform at the UCLA ...

Cheerful: A young dancer shows off her samba flair to spectators at the Academicos do Grande Rio Samba school in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Samba is a Brazilian musical genre and dance style originating ...