RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — It all started with nifty leg movements, strong steps backwards and forwards, paced to Brazilian funk music. Then it adopted moves from break dancing, samba, capoeira, frevo — ...

Passinho, a vibrant dance style originating from Rio de Janeiro's favelas, received official recognition as an "intangible cultural heritage" in Rio. This designation was the result of a law proposed ...

The wife of the Lagos State Governor, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, has said that the importance of preserving the Afro-Brazillian cultural heritage is to promote cultural diversity for future generations of ...

“Brazil is not for amateurs,” said 20th-century Brazilian composer Ary Barroso. Decades later, Brazil continues to confound many travel advisors, exposing how little of the nation is embraced, ...

A towering inferno of smoke and flames dominated the Rio de Janeiro skyline on Sunday night, signaling the abrupt demise of Brazil’s National Museum, a 200-year-old institution that housed a priceless ...

SALT LAKE CITY — The cultures of El Salvador, Argentina and Brazil's quilombola communities are the focus of separate events this weekend. The Salvadoran and Latino Community in Utah, a cultural ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — It all started with nifty leg movements, strong steps backwards and forwards, paced to Brazilian funk music. Then it adopted moves from break dancing, samba, capoeira, frevo — ...