Those who have experienced Brazilian culture have loved it, especially Carnaval, a long-awaited celebration in February. For members of Handphibians, a Madison-based pagode band, and Ótimo Dance, a ...

Cleo Parker Robinson Dance is kicking off its 54th season with "Black Orpheus." The performance includes two different works that celebrate the rich culture of Brazil. It's a cultural fusion in music ...

A samba class performs in Rio de Janeiro. There’s an expression here in Brazil: “Tudo acaba em samba.” Translated literally, the phrase means “Everything ends in samba.” That is to say, no matter what ...

He made history again: Alok marked his name on the Tomorrowland timeline by breaking his own Latin American record, taking ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - This weekend you can find a little piece of Brazil right here in the Tri-State. Brazil Day is next week, and to celebrate the local Brazilian community there will be a street party ...

Ask the average person what he or she thinks about contemporary dance, and many will say it is brooding, serious, maybe even overwrought. Since its founding in 1975 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, however, ...

Passinho, a vibrant dance style originating from Rio de Janeiro's favelas, received official recognition as an "intangible cultural heritage" in Rio. This designation was the result of a law proposed ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A Purdue University Spanish professor says the best way to understand the African-Brazilian influenced Capoeira is by comparing its deceptive elements to what it is not – dance, ...

When the Summer Olympics open Friday in Rio de Janeiro, ceremony organizers will showcase not just world class athletes but also three musical ambassadors. The artists will no doubt attempt, in a few ...

Two Brazilian nuns have gone viral after dropping an impromptu beatbox and dance session during a Catholic television program. Sisters Marizele Cassiano and Marisa de Paula, members of the “Copiosa ...