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Rio de Janeiro: Samba, samba, 365!

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Insanely danceable, eminently exportable, the samba has become Rio’s infectious contribution to world dance and culture. The world’s obsession with Carnival only skims the surface of a dance and lifestyle that’s integral to lives in Rio all year long. Sibel Tinar of The Rio Times reports.


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