The main victims are religions of African origin such as Umbanda and Candomblé. Their practitioners are threatened and their religious temples destroyed and ransacked. This intolerance is fueled by ...

Brazilian artist Gustavo Nazareno left Minas Gerais for São Paulo because his aunt, a practitioner of the Afro-Brazilian ...

Rio’s beaches Copacabana and Ipanema need little introduction. Instead, go to the locals’ beach Praia Vermelha in the ...

Heritage pride in the samba schools of Rio de Janeiro is just one important symbol of a 3,000-plus-word legacy that is still ...

In a world where many are forced to choose just one identity, these celebs are proof that you can have it all! And while you ...

The American Folk Art Museum gives the late self-taught Afro-Brazilian artist Madalena Santos Reinbolt her first museum solo ...

Elsewhere, an Umbanda priestess named Mother Fernanda -- the practitioner of another Afro-Brazilian religion -- tearfully assesses damage to her vandalized temple, where sacred items were ...

This month the program is kicking off its official 20th anniversary celebration with a free dance workshop and community ...

while Pedro Ivo Cipriano’s paintings are inspired by Afro-Brazilian religious chants. Another of Masp’s new shows is Pierre-Auguste Renoir, curated by Adriano Pedrosa and Fernando Oliva ...