Patricia Modesto is Utah's 2012 Samba Queen, winning the title in March when she competed against Utah's hottest samba dancers in Samba Fogo's third annual Samba Queen competition. Patricia Modesto is ...

A new Colorado Samba King and Queen were named during a showcase in Boulder on Saturday. The event at The Spark included days of Brazilian dance and music workshops, and its centerpiece was a ...

(AP) — Julia Lira, Rio's 7-year-old Carnival drum corps queen, didn't like one bit of the cameras that honed in on her as she led a lavish samba parade, and reacted as any child might — by having a ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilians on Friday were grieving the loss of legendary samba singer and force of nature Elza Soares, a day after she died in her Rio de Janeiro home. Family and friends ...

The Seychelles Tourism Board has confirmed that the Samba Queen from PARAISO Escola de SAMBA is personally heading a delegation of Brazilian Samba Dancers to the 2012 Carnival in Seychelles. The ...

The Seychelles Tourism Board has confirmed that the Samba Queen from PARAISO Escola de SAMBA is personally heading a delegation of Brazilian Samba Dancers to the 2012 Carnival in Seychelles. The group ...

RIO DE JANEIRO – She was cheered by legions of Carnival fans, but 7-year-old Julia Lira, the youngest drum corps queen in memory at Rio's lavish party, broke down crying after being surrounded by ...

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Carnival in Rio de Janeiro just came to an end last week, and one big part of the whole shabang every year is the samba parade. If you know anything about Brazilian culture, you know just how big of a ...

She didn't like how her mother had fixed her hair and was in no mood to talk to a reporter.Asked why she wanted to be the drum corps queen, Julia would only say quietly: "I'm happy because I like to ...

Samba Fogo will hold their 8th Annual Samba Queen Contest where dancers entertain an energetic crowd as they compete for the title of 2017 Rainha Do Samba. Executive director, Lorin Hansen joins Mary ...