A Samba school parades in the Sambadrome in the 14 Carnival A samba school ( Portuguese Escola de samba) is a dancing, marching, and drumming (Samba Enredo) club They practice and often perform in a huge square compounds ("quadras de samba") and are devoted to practicing and exhibiting samba, an AfricanBrazilian dance and drumming styleDancers on floats, parade of the Academicos do Salgueiro samba school during the Carnival in Rio de Janeiro 13 celebrations AfroBrazilian 'mamas' dresses in red and white dresses swirl through the streets during carnivalRio's samba schools maintain the fabulous traditions of oldtime ancestors who have kept African music, arts and dance alive since 8th century According to many, the carnival is a meeting point of old traditions and modernistic ideas, which find their utmost expression in the carnival Rio De Janeiro S Carnival Suspended Because Of Coronavirus Los Angeles Times Samba schools dancers rio carnival