Thousands of young and old descendants of formerly enslaved people donned elaborate costumes Sunday to bring the rhythm, vibrancy and colours of Brazil's Rio Carnival to the streets of Lagos in ...

The activist scholar devoted her life to sketching out a revisionist historiography of resistance in Latin America but also the world. Beatriz Nascimento. As told by others, the narratives of Black ...

Brazil’s demographic makeup has been diverse since colonial times, with indigenous populations, enslaved Africans, and European settlers forming the foundation of the country’s ethnic composition.

The date was first suggested and celebrated by a Black group from the south of the country in the 1970s during the military dictatorship Vai além de poder ser um feriado; é um momento de consciência, ...

“Excess of words in Yoruba” was the justification used by a member of a judging panel at Rio de Janeiro’s Carnaval to dock points from a samba school. The group Unidos de Padre Miguel had put together ...

SANTOS, Brazil (Reuters) - Helena Monteiro da Costa's father was brought from Angola to Brazil as an enslaved person in the 19th century. Next year the 99-year-old hopes she can take part on a ...

Today’s Black travelers can look to South America to find connections with African culture. Salvador, the capital city of the ...

After Brazil abolished slavery, some of those who had been enslaved returned to west Africa The festival helps to keep their heritage alive and celebrate the city's Afro-Brazilian history In Nigeria, ...