A dance that started in some of Brazil’s poorest neighborhoods is being honored by Rio de Janeiro state lawmakers. The passinho started with leg movements, strong steps backwards and forwards, while ...

Read the original version in Portuguese here. Projects working to preserve and promote Brazilian Cultural Heritage can now access the official guidelines to participate in this year's Rodrigo Melo ...

SÃO PAULO, Aug. 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)-- Brasil DNA, a project organized by Global Vision Access, has launched an international initiative highlighting Afro-Brazilian heritage tourism as part of ...

A heightened focus on Brazil’s African heritage is a driving factor in the South American country’s surging visitor arrivals. In 2024, Brazil recorded its best-ever year for international arrivals, ...

Read the original version in Portuguese here. The Brazilian delegation from the Special Secretariat for Culture of the Ministry of Citizenship and the National Institute of Historic and Artistic ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Hundreds of women from traditional communities in the Brazilian Amazon use education and local knowledge to protect the world’s largest continuous ...

A towering inferno of smoke and flames dominated the Rio de Janeiro skyline on Sunday night, signaling the abrupt demise of Brazil’s National Museum, a 200-year-old institution that housed a priceless ...

Youth perform a street dance style known as passinho for their social media accounts, in the Rocinha favela of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, April 17, 2024. The passinho, or “little step”, ...

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 ...

The Lagos State Government has said cross-cultural Brazillian heritage through its support for the Brazilian Descendants Arts and Culture Association will boost tourism in the state. The Special ...