Gisella Ferreira leads a recent Samba Soul Dance Company class at Raizes do Brasil on McPherson Street in Santa Cruz. Samba Soul specializes in the artistry and expression of authentic Brazilian ...

From Rio’s carnival to the televised coverage of the World Cup the rhythm of samba has become such a ubiquitous musical representation of Brazil it is in danger of becoming a cliché. But a new ...

Thelma Ladeira leads members of the samba class, Kristina Douglass, of New Haven and Lina Klaus, of North Haven in the samba class in the maculele or stick dance, a form of African-Brazilian dance ...

The Raio De Luz Samba dance group in Hayward has been getting ready to wow the crowd with their moves and dazzling costumes and headdresses at San Francisco's upcoming 45th annual Carnaval ...