RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — It all started with nifty leg movements, strong steps backwards and forwards, paced to Brazilian funk music. Then it adopted moves from break dancing, samba, capoeira, frevo — ...

Passinho, a vibrant dance style originating from Rio de Janeiro's favelas, received official recognition as an "intangible cultural heritage" in Rio. This designation was the result of a law proposed ...

Dance is a language spoken with the body. It can be understood regardless of spoken dialect. “That’s what I want to be able to bring to the people who can’t speak English in school, if you put people ...

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 ...