A samba at Rio's Carnival will explore the city's African past and its Bantu people

By Carrie Kahn

Published March 2, 2025 at 8:36 AM EST

One of Rio's most storied Samba schools will explore the "Pain and Passion" of the lives of the Bantu people in the city. Bantu people were the majority of Black people enslaved in Rio.

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Carrie Kahn is NPR's International Correspondent based in Mexico City, Mexico. She covers Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central America. Kahn's reports can be heard on NPR's award-winning news programs including All Things Considered, Morning Edition and Weekend Edition, and on NPR.org.

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A samba at Rio's Carnival will explore the city's African past and its Bantu people