This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). In the shuffling rhythms of samba, in its defiance and energy and lust for life, lies the soul of Rio de Janeiro. Samba is heard ...

The United States has had a long love affair with Brazilian music from Carmen Miranda in the 1940s... (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "CHICA CHICA BOOM CHIC") MIRANDA: (Singing) A'chic, a'chic, a'chica boom.

CONCORD, Calif. -- Feel the beat of the drums during an educational workshop set to the sounds of Samba music. House of Samba Kids is an interactive workshop that uses instruments and dance to capture ...

Step aboard the Samba Train, where music, history, and resistance roll together through the streets of Rio.

In the shuffling rhythms of samba, in its defiance and energy and lust for life, lies the soul of Rio de Janeiro. Samba is heard everywhere across the city, from the terraces of the Maracanã football ...