samba
Example Sentences
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He paints his fingernails and is no stranger to samba dancing in the finish area, wanting to bring more colour to alpine skiing.
From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026
Rio's samba and carnival roots are deeply tied to poor, Afro-Brazilian neighborhoods, where community organizations known as samba schools evolved and work year round to make the show happen.
From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026
Watching the rehearsal, Adriano Santos, a 43-year-old social worker from the Rocinha favela, said the samba school was "being brave, innovative."
From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026
During Carnival in February, Florianópolis has its own samba schools and parades.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025
At the Pacific Rim Championships in April 2016, I debuted a brand-new, upgraded floor routine set to fast, upbeat samba music that I thought would go over well with the crowd in Rio.
From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles
Vocabulary lists containing samba
South America - Middle School
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South America - Introductory
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South America - High School
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