The photographer and chef Angeluci Figueiredo runs four restaurants in Salvador: Preta Tira Chapéu, Peixe Voador and Preta ...

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

Brazil is passionate about celebrations, its enormous cultural diversity resulting in a rich calendar of events held ...

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 ...

RIO DE JANEIRORIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil’s biggest pop star, Anitta, has released a music video depicting rituals of the Afro-Brazilian faith Candomble, sparking controversy in a country where religious ...