A samba class performs in Rio de Janeiro. There’s an expression here in Brazil: “Tudo acaba em samba.” Translated literally, the phrase means “Everything ends in samba.” That is to say, no matter what ...

“O jeito nosso” means “our way of doing things” in Portuguese. For Grupo Corpo (Body Group), the 22-member Brazilian dance company returning to the Lensic on March 8, the phrase is how choreographer ...

Back in the early 1960s, Brazilian-influenced musical styles were all the rage of the jazz world, occasionally crossing over onto the pop music charts as well. Songs incorporating Brazilian sambas and ...

Aspen Santa Fe Ballet wraps up its winter season with contemporary Brazilian dance flair. Grupo Corpo, translated as “Body Group,” performs Tuesday at Aspen District Theater. The company began in 1975 ...

When you think about the greatest footballers Brazil has ever produced, many had one thing in common: they were superb dribblers, but their movement encapsulated so much more than that. Ronaldinho’s ...

George Vecsey had me on page 202 of his new book when he characterized Cristiano Ronaldo as “the most annoying great player in captivity.” Nah, he had me well before that. As the title suggests, in ...

More than 10,000 athletes across the world have convened in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for the 2016 Summer Olympics. Rio is the first South American city ever to host the Games, which come as Brazil is ...