Brazil The Samba

The Samba is a fun and energetic dance, it originated from street festivals in Brazil. The dance we know today was called the Carioca Samba, from the River Carioca that runs through Rio de Janeiro. People from Rio are sometimes called Cariocas.

However the dance is said to be brought over by the Africans Slaves who were shipped over to work on large Sugar and Coffee Plantations. There is proof to this theory, as there is a use of heavy African Drums in the dance. It is odd to think that this happy and energetic dance was formed from the slave trade.