At the time, Brazil was undergoing a major transformation ... The best samba schools compete in spectacular parades at the ...

with floats and performances celebrating the Amazon rainforest and the indigenous communities of Brazil. Six of Rio's top samba schools paraded down the Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí on Sunday ...

revered to by Afro-Brazilian religions. The Londoner was chosen to be the muse of one of Rio de Janeiro's samba schools, leading out its first float at the Sambadrome - the world-famous carnival ...