Cleo Parker Robinson Dance is kicking off its 54th season with "Black Orpheus." The performance includes two different works that celebrate the rich culture of Brazil. It's a cultural fusion in music ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a grand welcome from the Indian community upon his arrival in Rio de Janeiro for a four-day visit to Brazil during which he will participate in the 17th BRICS ...

NEW YORK — Capoeira, the stunning Afro-Brazilian martial art, remains an essential point of reference for Dance Brazil. Jelon Vieira, the company’s founder, was a capoeira “mestre” before he became a ...

Coneicau Queiroz Damasceno, the youngest of 12 children, was 1 month old when her musician father died. It was probably due to cancer, but in the small town in Bahia, Brazil, where they lived, no one ...

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From Brazilian martial-arts dancing to Turkish twirling meditation and Kenyan warriors jumping, the world moves in mysterious ways. Whether you know the language or not, watching—or better yet ...

Brazil’s traditional June festivities—the Festas Juninas, as they are known in the country, originated in Catholic Europe and were brought to the country by the Portuguese during the colonial period.

NORTH MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Kendra Haynes stretches so far back that her long blonde hair touches the floor. It is a Monday night in Miami and the hour is approaching midnight. At the C Lounge and Cigar ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – For the very first time ...