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 ...

Back in 2002, according to the Estado do S. Paulo newspaper, former U.S. President George W. Bush reportedly asked Fernando Henrique Cardoso, then-president of Brazil, “Does Brazil have blacks, too?” ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I knew this adventure with Kim Haas wasn’t ordinary the moment we climbed onto a motorcycle-powered wooden train cart in Córdoba, ...

The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies’ “Back in Bahia” exhibit in Weiser Hall Friday morning. Georgia McKay/DAILY. Buy this photo. Con/Vida worked with Northern Brazilian artists, ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Thousands of worshippers clad in white robes spilled onto Arpoador beach in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday to pay homage to Yemanja, the Afro-Brazilian sea goddess. Devotees waded into ...

According to the latest census data in 2010, nearly 600,000 Brazilians identify as followers of religions of African origin, such as Candomble and Umbanda - Copyright ...

A REPURPOSED warehouse space in South London became the backdrop for a global football moment, earlier this month.

On this edition of Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D sits down with author, artist, and anthropologist Dr. Umi Vaughan to discuss his new book Silencing the Drum: Religious Racism and Afro-Brazilian ...

In the heart of Lagos Island, the Fanti Carnival rose like a phoenix—bold, rhythmic and unapologetically Afro-Brazilian. After years of silence, it returned not just as celebration, but as resistance.

The Lagos State Government has announced plans to host an Afro-Brazilian Economic and Cultural Exchange Summit in Lagos as part of activities for the 2026 Lagos Fanti Carnival, inviting interested ...