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27 January 2025
What is the Significance of Nigeria Joining BRICS as a Partner Country?
BRICS says Nigeria’s admission is based on “convergent interests,” as the West African country allies itself with the emergent bloc.
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16 April 2024
Angela Brito is Promoting her Cape Verdean Roots Through her Fashion Label in Brazil
Using the Cape Verdean traditional fabric pánu di téra, and elements from Brazil where she lives and works, the designer's eponymous brand represents her connection to both countries.
Music
03 February 2022
9 Songs That Showcase the Greatness of Elza Soares
Soares, one of the queens of Brazilian music, passed away last month at the age of 91.
Music
21 April 2021
11 Afro-Brazilian Percussionists You Need To Know
These Brazilian percussionists have broken sound frontiers, invented new instruments and thrilled musical giants such as Michael Jackson and Sarah Vaughan.
Music
05 January 2021
14 Outstanding Black Women In Samba's History
These women built a legacy within Brazil's predominantly male (and often machista) samba scene.
Music
10 November 2020
A 'Brazilian James Brown' In the Land of Samba Music
Gerson King Combo was a dancing hurricane who foreshadowed the rap aesthetics in Brazil. He marked the Brazilian soul-funk movement with songs on black pride and self-love.
Arts + Culture
02 October 2020
Interview: Director João Paulo Miranda Maria Illustrates Afro-Brazilian Narratives in "Memory House"
In the filmmaker's intimate film about colonialism and issues of identity, the silence often says more than the dialogue.
Music
05 August 2020
11 Afro-Brazilian Artists You Should Listen to
These artists prove that the contemporary Afro-Brazilian music scene has never been so plural.
News
15 June 2020
Activists Across Latin America Are Marching in Solidarity With 'Black Lives Matter' Protests in the US
From Panama, Colombia, Brazil, and El Salvador to Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Puerto Rico, here's how Afro-Latino activists are uniting in support of the Black Lives Matter movement and in memory of George Floyd.
Film + TV
06 December 2019
In Conversation: Pelé's Daughter is Making a Documentary About Women's Soccer Around the World
In this exclusive interview, Kely Nascimento-DeLuca shares the story behind filming Warriors of a Beautiful Game in Zanzibar, Brazil and other countries.
Music
25 March 2019
Watch This Stunning New Video From Brazil's TrapFunk&Alivio
"Take Me Away" is a song about freedom and leisure—momentary getaways from the everyday struggles of lack of opportunities and violence in Northeastern Amaralina.
Video
06 February 2019
Ziminino's Striking New Video Explores Afro-Brazilian Life In Rio
Watch our premiere of the new music video for 'Intermitência.'
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