To help answer the question of 'what is samba?', we are looking at different styles of samba, one by one. Here, let's look at Roda de Samba.

To better understand what samba is, and how we relate to it, let’s explore different types of samba one by one. Here, let’s look at samba enredo.

Let's continue to explore the surprisingly difficult question of ‘what is samba?’ Here are some definitions that you might have heard, some good and some definitely not so good, followed by how we might hear the word used over here in the UK.

It all begins with an idea.