Free culture and free software advocate Gilberto Gil describes his vision for a digital culture built around access to technology. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering green tech and ...

Roberto Alvim had pledged to create a "cultural war machine" against progressive ideas. Roberto Alvim, Brazil's former secretary of culture, had promised to build a "war machine" against progressive ...

Brazil is an incredible destination with so much to see and do. It’s the world’s fifth largest country and it adds extra flair to the rich history and cultural importance of South America. Everyone ...

The Brazilian singer Margareth Menezes has been named her country’s next culture minister by president-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. The new president, known as “Lula”, is reinstating Brazil’s ...

When Wagner Moura took the stage at the Golden Globes to accept the award for Best Drama Actor for The Secret Agent, it was ...

In the intricate tapestry of global cultures, Brazil stands as the country with the largest Afro-descendant population outside Africa. This distinction is deeply rooted in the complex history of the ...

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

RIO DE JANEIRO — Guests at the gleaming, $300-a-night Copacabana Palace Hotel in the heart of Rio’s tourist district used to be offered Caribbean-style pina coladas and daiquiris on arrival. Now they ...

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, ...