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 custom of wearing white emerged from Afro-Brazilian religious rituals that were once criminalized and later absorbed into ...

OPINION: It’s carnival week in Rio de Janeiro, where vibrant parades feature music, dancers and a huge dose of history. Here’s some Afro-Brazilian history from some of the most legendary Afro-carnival ...

The names of players who played for Brazil are among the greatest to ever do it (Pele, Socrates, Romario) and a new ...

“Departure for the coffee harvest by ox cart, Vale do Paraíba, Brazil, c. 1885” (all images courtesy of Instituto Moreira Salles) Enlargement and detail of “Departure for the coffee harvest by ox cart ...

The saddest thing, perhaps, for Neymar is that the defining image of Brazil’s 2022 World Cup will be his tears. It won’t be that moment when he scored a goal for the ages. It won’t be the dancing, or ...

Brazil's oldest natural history museum was heavily damaged in a fire, severely threatening the loss one of the most important collections of cultural artifacts in South America. A massive blaze ...

Brazil and Scotland will meet for an incredible fifth time at the World Cup next year. FIFA takes a look at the two sides' previous encounters.

Brazil’s worsening Covid-19 crisis is making waves in the commodities world with reduced iron ore shipments from the South American country lifting the price of the steel-making material by 30% to ...

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. When Leandro Santanna’s mother wanted to teach him about their ...

Silver-maned ex-Foreign Minister Oswaldo Aranha stirred up the already turbulent presidential election campaign with a story that had Brazil by the ears. Two years ago, related soft-spoken Aranha, ...