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At a 1976 concert featuring American saxophone superstar Stan Getz and Brazilian singer and guitarist João Gilberto, Getz ...

A new study reveals that the human brain synchronizes more accurately with rhythm when listening to music than when feeling it through touch.

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Waves of synchronized, coordinated neuronal activity have been observed and studied in the brain for over a century. But for ...

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

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

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Mario Pinto points to one mantra: “Perfection is the enemy of progress.” For the British-Portuguese heavyweight, these words were of particular importance in his UFC debut, serving as both a reminder ...

In the shuffling rhythms of samba, in its defiance and energy and lust for life, lies the soul of Rio de Janeiro. Samba is heard everywhere across the city, from the terraces of the Maracanã football ...