The roots of Brazilian Carnival trace back to the Portuguese colonial period when European settlers brought their festive traditions to Brazil in the 17th century. These celebrations were heavily ...

Brazilian artist Gustavo Nazareno left Minas Gerais for São Paulo because his aunt, a practitioner of the Afro-Brazilian ...

For almost two decades, hundreds of dogs in the upscale Barra da Tijuca region in Rio de Janeiro have wagged their tails to samba music at the Blocao Carnival street party. They did it once again on ...

During Carnival, the small Brazilian town of Sao Luiz do Paraitinga’s calm everyday life transforms into a joyful party known ...

Antonio Obá’s art invites you to pause, reflect, and confront. It’s a visceral investigation into the layers of Brazilian identity, one that navigates the nation's tangled legacy of colonialism, ...

Ahead of an English-friendly Prague screening of this year's Oscar winner for International Feature, we spoke to Kino ...

Events take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil’s most cosmopolitan city ... Rio Carnival is both rooted in European pagan traditions and Catholicism. It was originally a food festival when ...

The parade is "sold to the world as a mark of Brazilian culture, but (the country) discriminates against religions of African origin," Vieira, the 41-year-old artistic director of the Imperatriz ...

Flavour of Brazil will feature a selection of authentic Brazilian beverages, and treats such as cakes, cookies and chocolates ...