RIO DE JANEIRO-Brazil unfurled a vast canvas celebrating its rainforest and the creative energy of its wildly diverse population in welcoming the world on Friday to the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro ...
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio de Janeiro’s rich, oceanfront promenades have their own music, made immortal in Bossa Nova tunes such as “The Girl from Ipanema.” Carioca funk, on the other hand, is the ...
Maybe it's the warm weather. Maybe it's the world-famous beaches with mountains on the horizon in both cities. Well, whatever the reason, musician Rogê says nothing makes him feel more like a native ...
To get Brazilians excited about the Olympics, the city government in Rio de Janeiro commissioned a countdown song in the funk carioca style, which is very popular in the city. “Funk is the culture of ...
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Rio de Janeiro's rich, oceanfront promenades have their own music, made immortal in Bossa Nova tunes such as "The Girl from Ipanema." Carioca funk, on the other hand, is the ...