Brazil has some of the toughest racism laws in the world, which an Argentine tourist found out the hard way, as she awaits a ...

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?” ...

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, ...

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 ...

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

Brazilian artist Gustavo Nazareno is making significant strides in the international art world, with a solo exhibition due to open at the DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center in Chicago ...

A heightened focus on Brazil’s African heritage is a driving factor in the South American country’s surging visitor arrivals. In 2024, Brazil recorded its best-ever year for international arrivals, ...

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, ...