samba

Example Sentences

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The trio has bonded over dinners at Joao Paulo’s home and each has the flair the Brazilian national team calls “samba” because of its sway and links to their culture.

From Seattle Times

Other samba schools competing for the title went for the brightly coloured feathers usually associated with carnival.

From BBC

In recent years, the samba school league has adopted changes to limit subjectivity, but skepticism about scoring remains — not least because of its checkered past.

From Seattle Times

After the omicron variant emerged, organizers postponed last year’s event and scaled it back, allowing samba schools with their electrifying costumes and floats to parade, but barring the hundreds of roving street parties called blocos.

From Washington Post

Lampião, for example, was not portrayed by the samba school solely as a vicious criminal but also as a brave man who earned the respect of many fellow Brazilians.

From Seattle Times