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

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 ...

Trying to figure out who you are can be a complex process. It gets even more complicated when identity politics prevents you ...

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 ...

Brazilian culture is one that is both diverse and alive with movement. Within it there are hundreds of dance styles as varied as the countries’ terrain. One such dance which has quietly been entering ...

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 ...

An award ceremony for a program sponsored by the former Ministry of Culture that awarded 500 grants for popular culture (all photos courtesy Brazil’s former Ministry of Culture unless otherwise noted) ...