Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. OPINION: It's carnival week in Rio de Janeiro, where vibrant parades feature music, dancers and a huge dose of history. Here's ...

SÃO PAULO, Aug. 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)-- Brasil DNA, a project organized by Global Vision Access, has launched an international initiative highlighting Afro-Brazilian heritage tourism as part of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. three people smiling and hugging each other In the intricate tapestry of global cultures, Brazil stands as the country with the ...

People of African descent make up 56% of Brazil’s population and just 17.8% of its Congress. But Black political participation is surging in Brazil, especially in local government. Some 250,840 Black ...

Full video record of Afro-Brazilian traditions from Maranhão, Brazil. Documentation includes: chanting, drumming, and trance-possession dancing in the Tambor de Mina tradition in Sao Luis, the capital ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s biggest pop star, Anitta, has released a music video depicting rituals of the Afro-Brazilian faith Candomble, sparking controversy in a country where religious ...

The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade, on Thursday, visited the Afro-Brazilian museum, the largest museum of the African Diaspora in Latin America, which houses over 6,000 works of art, artefacts, and ...

Brazil is undergoing a strange racial reckoning after bombshell revelations that thousands of veteran politicians had changed their self-identified race between the 2016 and 2020 elections.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. LAGOA SANTA, Brazil (AP) — When Brazilian ...

For a long time, the 1959 film Black Orpheus served as a crowning reference of Black Brazilian culture. Orishas, samba and majestic melanin took center stage against the backdrop of carnival in Rio de ...

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. When Leandro Santanna’s mother wanted to teach him about their ...