A German submarine torpedoed the "Vital de Oliveira" in July 1944, killing some 100 of the 270 crew members onboard ...

The buritis, or moriche palms, are fighting for their lives in the streambed now lined with scorched earth. For two years now ...

Today ’s Black travelers can look to South America to find connections with African culture. Salvador, the capital city of ...

Thousands of worshippers clad in white robes have spilled onto Arpoador beach in Rio de Janeiro to pay homage to Yemanja, the ...

Abimbola, the president and founder of Ifa Heritage Institute, asserted that “Brazil is Yorubaland”.He said:“I used to go to ...

The workers who traveled from China to northeast Brazil to build a new factory for electric car maker BYD earned roughly $70 ...

Bats are something like a mammalian canary in a coal mine. Researchers issue ominous warning over hazard threatening bats: ...

This fact sheet relies on people self-identifying their race and ethnicity in the Census Bureau’s 2023 ACS to describe the nation’s Black population. The racial and ethnic categories used in census ...

Worldwide, Brazilian women are celebrated for their allure and beauty. In particular, their captivating appearances and charismatic personalities have significantly increased their popularity on ...

Night - Scattered showers with a 62% chance of precipitation. Winds from E to ESE at 7 mph (11.3 kph). The overnight low will be 78 °F (25.6 °C). Mostly sunny with a high of 85 °F (29.4 °C ...

Brazil’s Supreme Court on Thursday denied a request by former President Jair Bolsonaro to temporarily restore his passport so that he could attend the inauguration in Washington of U.S ...

A surfer has gone viral for daring to ride the dangerous rapids of a flooded river in Brazil. Two-time surfing ... surfing beach waves in the state of Bahia while on vacation in 1985.