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 ...

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 ...

Brasil DNA, a project organized by Global Vision Access, has launched an international initiative highlighting Afro-Brazilian heritage tourism as part of its strategy to expand global awareness of ...

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 ...

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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.

BRASILIA, April 27 (Reuters) - The Brazilian government apologized on Thursday for mistreating Afro-Brazilian families that were forcible moved from their coastal home in northern Brazil four decades ...

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LAGOA SANTA, Brazil (AP) — When Brazilian soccer player Paulinho scored a goal at the Tokyo Olympics, he celebrated by pointing an imaginary arrow at the flashing cameras as homage to a deity in his ...