OPINION: It’s carnival week in Rio de Janeiro, where vibrant parades feature music, dancers and a huge dose of history. Here’s some Afro-Brazilian history from some of the most legendary Afro-carnival ...

After the attempted coup of the Brazilian government last month, Marc Hertzman, associate history professor, decided that he had to change how he taught his class — HIST 405: History of Brazil — for ...

“Departure for the coffee harvest by ox cart, Vale do Paraíba, Brazil, c. 1885” (all images courtesy of Instituto Moreira Salles) Enlargement and detail of “Departure for the coffee harvest by ox cart ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Brazilian children at home, Rio de Janeiro State. Brazil’s demographic makeup has been diverse since colonial times, with ...

Silva, the surname of presidents and soccer stars, has long carried stigma over its colonial links. Now, many see its legacy in new ways. By Ana Ionova Reporting from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Fernando ...

With over 3 million square miles of territory and 4,600 miles of shoreline, Brazil is the fifth largest nation in the world. In this impressively concise history, Levine, the director for the Center ...

People attend a samba concert in the area of Quilombo Pedra do Sal, backdropped by a graffiti depicting Zumbi Dos Palmares, the main leader of Quilombo dos Palmares who became a symbol of the fight ...

Workers were just starting construction on a new apartment complex in northeastern Brazil when they began finding human bones and pottery shards, their edges worn smooth by time. Soon, excavations at ...