Salvador is the country’s heartland of Afro-Brazilian culture, and the largest African city in the world outside Africa — ...

I always fondly recall the first concert in June 1999 of the new KCRW World Festival series at the Hollywood Bowl. Brazilian superstar Carlinhos Brown headlined at that inaugural show, but the concert ...

When local group Axé Capoeira Arizona says “Bring your Axé,” they’re not referring to the bladed chopping instrument. Axé (pronounced AH-shay) is a Yourba word meaning “positive energy,” and that’s ...

Viver Brasil, a homegrown Los Angeles dance organization that does Brazil (and Los Angeles) proud. That unforgettable evening happened 18 years ago, and Viver Brasil remains as strong and as vital a ...

A performance by the Afro-Brazilian dance company Viver Brasil. Photo courtesy of Viver Brasil. The Afro-Brazilian dance company Viver Brasil premiered a dance-and-music performance called “Revealed” ...

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

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – The Afro-Brazilian martial art of capoeira wraps together dancing, music, movement, and acrobatics into a single routine – and anyone in Fresno can learn how. A group of ...

Joya Powell is the 2016 Bessie Award winner for Outstanding Emerging Choreographer and Artistic Director of the acclaimed Movement of the People Dance Company. She along with a number of other artists ...

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (WJAC) — Residents in Centre County ditched the cold weather to take a quick trip to Brazil as Penn State held an Afro-Brazilian culture event. Dozens of students and community ...

There are many peaceful ways to get your message across in protest: Marches, sit-ins, taking a knee. Tamara Williams, an assistant professor of dance at UNC Charlotte, uses dance. She co-founded ...

A new cultural initiative, the Afro-Brazil Ghana Festival, has been launched to deepen cultural tourism, foster economic collaboration and strengthen Pan-African ties. The festival, a joint effort by ...