Sixteen train stations separate Central do Brasil in Rio de Janeiro from the Oswaldo Cruz neighborhood. Along the way, amid the sound of drums and joyful singing, you can trace the history of samba.
The entire history of samba in Rio’s suburbs. That is why, like a great train that departs every December, the Trem do Samba carries on its tracks the idea of pulling the city toward the outskirts—right where the rhythm developed as a cultural expression and gained worldwide recognition.
