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 — ...

With incredible moves from Rio’s Cia Suave, Alice Ripoll choreographs a joyful celebration of young lives The party has started on stage before we’ve even sat down. A group gathered round a drummer, ...

High up in a crudely constructed bare-concrete home in the favela of Mangueira, a Funk Carioca beat crackles from tinny smartphone speakers. It's the rhythm of Rio de Janeiro's vibrant hillside ...

Lia Rodrigues wants to launch a revolution with dance. She founded an arts and culture center in a favela in Rio de Janeiro, and trains dancers at no cost. Her award-winning Companhia de Danças is ...