Culture

Brazilians of All Creeds Go to Sea to Celebrate African Deity Iemanjá

Dolls, roses, herbs-of-grace, white palm leaves, and a lot of fruit lent their colors ...

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Brazil’s Austerity and a Turn to the Right Restrict Women’s Reproductive Rights

  Late last year, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that the Zika virus ...

There Stood Brazil’s Bibi Ferreira, 94, in Fabulous Form, on Broadway

On June 1, 1922, when Bibi Ferreira let out her first wail as the ...

Little Secret Is Brazil’s Choice for the Oscar. Politics Discarded Aquarius

Film critics in Brazil say that the critically acclaimed film Aquarius with actress Sônia ...

Brazilian Diva Bibi Ferreira, 94, Back in New York City

I have known about the legendary Brazilian diva Bibi Ferreira for a very long ...

Chomsky, Oliver Stone, and 20 Other Celebrities Decry Coup Against Brazil’s President

Twenty-two international intellectuals, writers, actors, and activists sent a letter to the Brazilian government ...

Rio Mural Gets Guinness Nod as World’s Largest Graffiti Art

The Ethnicities mural painted by Brazilian graffiti artist Eduardo Kobra at the Olympic Boulevard, ...

It’s High Time Brazil Got Rid of Its Stray-Dog Complex

To bastardize Charles Dickens: It was the worst of times, and it was the ...