The custom of wearing white emerged from Afro-Brazilian religious rituals that were once criminalized and later absorbed into ...

In the intricate tapestry of global cultures, Brazil stands as the country with the largest Afro-descendant population outside Africa. This distinction is deeply rooted in the complex history of the ...

OPINION: It’s carnival week in Rio de Janeiro, where vibrant parades feature music, dancers and a huge dose of history. Here’s some Afro-Brazilian history from some of the most legendary Afro-carnival ...

Free culture and free software advocate Gilberto Gil describes his vision for a digital culture built around access to technology. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering green tech and ...

IS CELEBRATING ALMOST 20 YEARS DANCING TO THE BEAT OF THE DRUMS, FANCY FEATHERS AND BRIGHT BEADED COSTUMES. WE MAKE THE COSTUMES. ACTUALLY, HERE WE DO EVERYTHING. EVERYTHING’S HANDMADE. THE SOUND AND ...

The Brazilian singer Margareth Menezes has been named her country’s next culture minister by president-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. The new president, known as “Lula”, is reinstating Brazil’s ...

Manoela Carpenedo, a native of Southern Brazil, is an anthropologist and sociologist of religion. Her latest book “Becoming Jewish, Believing in Jesus: Judaizing Evangelicals in Brazil” (Oxford) ...

Sitting down at a rodizio-style restaurant can be daunting, but that ultimately gives way to childlike wonder and excitement once you see the big cuts of meat impaled on skewers that are paraded out ...

“Colonisation was a terrible thing. With music we hope we can take something that was very bad, to join the cultures of ...

As part of this year’s Prudential North 2 Shore Festival, promoter/producer Roger Costa is bringing “Tropical Noise Fest: A Brazilian Celebration” to Newark on Saturday. According to Costa, patrons ...