People dressed in white stand along Copacabana beach as fireworks mark New Year’s Eve celebrations in Rio de Janeiro. (Alex Ferro/Riotur via Courthouse News) RIO DE JANEIRO (CN) — Regardless of the ...
Back in Bahia" in the International Institute gallery showcases Afro-Brazilian artwork before the collection is sent back to ...
For decades, acarajé has been considered an offering to Afro-Brazilian religious deities. What happens when evangelicals start producing and selling it? It’s summer in the Southern Hemisphere, and ...
The Afro-Brazilian rhythms associated with the religion of Candomble, beat against the walls as priestess Mainha D'Oxum spoke of her roots. During her talk on Wednesday, she shared the common rituals, ...
This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). As my eyes adjust to the half-light, I discern through a veil of incense a line-up of objects fixed to the temple wall: axe heads, a ...
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Race and politics in Brazil / Benedita da Silva -- The black movement: without identity there is no consciousness or struggle / Thereza Santos -- Where are the blacks? / Antonio Pitanga -- Olodum and ...