"Samba de Janeiro" is a song by German group Bellini. It was released on 5 May 1997 in Germany as their debut single and the lead single from their debut album of the same name (1997).
The song was a hit throughout Europe, reaching number-one in Hungary and the top 10 in at least 12 countries. It interpolates the chorus of Airto Moreira's 1972 song "Tombo in 7/4", as well as sampling the drum rhythm from Moreira's 1977 song called "Celebration Suite". Gottfried Engels and Ramon Zenker were the co-authors and producers of the song.
"Samba de Janeiro" won the award for best dance single at the 7th annual Echo Awards.
Despite bearing this name, the track is not a samba, but a Eurodance and Latin house track, and the song is little known in Brazil.