Culture

100 Years of Brazilian Modernism Celebrated in This Anita Malfatti’s Expo

The São Paulo Museum of Modern Art (MAM) is housing the works of Brazilian ...

Brazilians of All Creeds Go to Sea to Celebrate African Deity Iemanjá

Dolls, roses, herbs-of-grace, white palm leaves, and a lot of fruit lent their colors ...

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Brazil’s Austerity and a Turn to the Right Restrict Women’s Reproductive Rights

  Late last year, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that the Zika virus ...

There Stood Brazil’s Bibi Ferreira, 94, in Fabulous Form, on Broadway

On June 1, 1922, when Bibi Ferreira let out her first wail as the ...

Little Secret Is Brazil’s Choice for the Oscar. Politics Discarded Aquarius

Film critics in Brazil say that the critically acclaimed film Aquarius with actress Sônia ...

Brazilian Diva Bibi Ferreira, 94, Back in New York City

I have known about the legendary Brazilian diva Bibi Ferreira for a very long ...

Barring the Weather, Brazil Is One of the World’s Worst Countries for Expats

There have been some big changes in expat opinions on living in Brazil in ...

Chomsky, Oliver Stone, and 20 Other Celebrities Decry Coup Against Brazil’s President

Twenty-two international intellectuals, writers, actors, and activists sent a letter to the Brazilian government ...