Salvador sits on Brazil’s northeastern coast as a city where history and daily life intertwine in vivid detail. Its colonial architecture, painted in bright hues, frames neighborhoods that have long ...

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 ...

The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade, on Thursday visited the Museu Afro Brasil in São Paulo, Brazil, regarded as the largest ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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 ...

Followers of Afro-Brazilian religions have been displaced by New Year’s revelers. But they still find ways to make their offerings to the ocean. Carrying offerings to the sea on Friday in Rio de ...

I'm part Brazilian but before this past February, I had never visited Brazil. That changed when I traveled to Rio De Janeiro to attend Carnival. My grandpa, Roberto, immigrated from Brazil to Los ...

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 ...