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For some in the Christian faith, the Carnival season offers a chance to let loose ahead of Lent. The celebration is also known as Mardi Gras, but under any name, it’s all about revelry and merriment. ...

In a quaint bungalow humming with Portuguese, a cool breeze of lilting harmonies and rhythmic bounce invites a leisurely sway to the tranquility of bossa nova. It’s a modern take on a sound pioneered ...

Over many years he had grown accustomed to the things they liked to say. That his music was “lounge”, lift, airport, cruise-liner, burbling across the aisles as shoppers debated what to buy. That it ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — Sound begins blasting ear drums and rattling bones even before the speakers — hauled by big rigs creeping their way through Brazil’s thronging Carnival crowds — draw near. The ...

Brazil is arguably the party capital of the world, and Major Lazer makes a strong case for its supremacy with native music makers MC Lan and Anitta on “Rave De Favela.” The Portuguese-language club ...