A collection of 666 works by 135 Afro-Brazilian artists has been voluntarily returned in the largest repatriation of its kind ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Brazil’s largest annual Afro-Caribbean festival kicked off on Monday. Thousands of observers lined the beaches of the city of ...

Carnival, a spectacle celebrating African deities and Catholic saints alike, has become a battleground for religious groups in Brazil.

From the opening notes of “Ó Abre Alas” or “O Canto da Cidade”, Brazilians know that it’s time to celebrate: Carnival is here. From samba school parades to blocos (roving street parties), music plays ...

The Brazilian Carnival “pick-up” refers to that electric moment when music intensifies, drums synchronize, and crowds collectively lift the celebration to another level. It’s not planned it happens ...

New Delhi, Feb 17 (UNI) Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva arrives here on February 18 on a five-day State visit to India for talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on strengthening the ...

One of Rio de Janeiro's top samba schools kicked off this year's Carnival with a lavish ode to Brazil's Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, tracing his rise from rural poverty to superhero status among the ...

"Great large-scale events like this don’t happen in Cleveland without great collaboration." ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb 15 (Bernama-Xinhua) -- Brazil kicked off its most iconic celebration this weekend, as Carnival festivities flooded streets, sambadromes and public squares across the country with ...

Kevin Gaines, interim chair of the Department of African American and African Studies and Julian Bond Professor of Civil ...

There is no history of 'fan zone'-type events in the U.S. so why not just let supporters celebrate the event naturally?