In a time of political hostility and violence, a samba school in Rio de Janeiro decided to highlight the realities of the ...

Heritage pride in the samba schools of Rio de Janeiro is just one important symbol of a 3,000-plus-word legacy that is still ...

Brazilian artist Gustavo Nazareno left Minas Gerais for São Paulo because his aunt, a practitioner of the Afro-Brazilian ...

Antonio Obá’s art invites you to pause, reflect, and confront. It’s a visceral investigation into the layers of Brazilian identity, one that navigates the nation's tangled legacy of colonialism, ...

In a letter, they advocate that the communities formed by the descendants of runaway enslaved people should be “recognized in ...

An evening of Afro-Brazilian music is set to take place in Maidenhead. Norden Farm Centre for the Arts is set to host an evening of Afro-Brazilian music on Friday, April 11. The concert, titled Where ...

An evening of Afro-Brazilian music is set to take place in Maidenhead. Norden Farm Centre for the Arts is set to host an evening of Afro-Brazilian music on Friday, April 11. The concert, titled Where ...

At least 13 people have died in floods in the Argentine port city of Bahía Blanca. Torrential rain forced more than 1,200 residents to leave their homes and large parts of the city have been left ...

Superstar Anitta has won over pop music fans in Brazil and abroad, even more so since she added English and Spanish singing to her seductive dancing and bold lyrics. But ...

Paulo Costa, a kickboxing force from South America, eyes top middleweight rankings. The latest fight card in Brazil was UFC 301 and the card featured the sensational return of Jose Aldo along with ...

Elsewhere, an Umbanda priestess named Mother Fernanda -- the practitioner of another Afro-Brazilian religion -- tearfully assesses damage to her vandalized temple, where sacred items were ...