
What is the link between Brazil’s world famous Carnival and religions of African-origin such as the Candomblé?
Note from BW of Brazil: It’s about that time…again! Yes, in less than one month, the madness, music, and muses that are just a few […]
Note from BW of Brazil: It’s about that time…again! Yes, in less than one month, the madness, music, and muses that are just a few […]
Note from BW of Brazil: One of the key areas of study to understanding the brutal experience of the enslavement and the assault on African […]
“I’m a Candomblé militant. I do a black theater that is guided matricially by candomblé. I am not connected to the black movement just because […]
Note from BW of Brazil: The death of one of Brazil’s most important religious leaders last week was rife with controversy. It’s a shame when […]
Note from BW of Brazil: There are numerous important areas of Afro-Brazilian life, history and culture that attracts scholars, specialists and followers from all over […]
Note from BW of Brazil: In highlighting the contributions of Africans in Brazil, numerous articles have touched upon the importance of music, dance, martial arts, […]
Note from BW of Brazil: When will it end? The past few weeks have been very difficult for followers of the Afro-Brazilian religion Candomblé. It seems […]
Note from BW of Brazil: African oriented cultural practices such as the musical style Samba, the martial art capoeira and adherence to the candomblé religion […]
A Cidade das Mulheres is a 72-minute documentary directed by Lázaro Faria that explores the Candomblé, an African derived religion that gave black Brazilian women power and […]
Note from BW of Brazil: The release of a recent children’s book about the African deities known as orixás, or orishas, is important for a […]
Note from BW of Brazil: Stories such as the one featured below make me really wonder if people are in fact this ignorant, or they in […]
Note from BW of Brazil: Assaults of sacred temples and leaders of Afro-Brazilian religions is yet another aspect of Brazil’s rejection of its African heritage. […]
Note from BW of Brazil: I always love when November rolls around in Brazil. It’s the time of year when there are all sorts of […]
Cinema Negro, Black Cinema, will be the highlight of the twentieth edition of FESTCURTASBH film festival in Belo Horizonte By Marques Travae The rise and […]
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