Botafogo, also sometimes spelt as Bota-fogo or Bota Fogo, is a dance step in Samba.
Depending on relative positions and handholds, there are several versions of Botafogos while the basic footwork technique is the same.
The name comes from Botafogo place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The dancers were challenged to perform the most botafogos in 30 seconds to set a new Guinness World Records.
[1] Again it was featured on Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two in 2019 with Graziano Di Prima winning with a record 90 botafogos.