afro-brazilian culture
The Beating Heart of the Women's March
Drummers from Afro-Brazilian samba-reggae band Batalá and the Korean American Resource and Cultural Center talk beats, protest, and hope
Is There a Place for Capoeira in the Olympics?
With the Rio de Janeiro Olympics fast approaching, many capoeira devotees believe their sport, and the Afro-Brazilian heritage it represents, deserves an even bigger audience.
A Visit to One of Brazil's Largest Marketplaces Before World Cup Raids
It was the biggest open-air market in all of Brazil and the nexus of the local economy. Now it's gone.
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A Visit to One of Brazil's Largest Marketplaces Before The World Cup Raids
The vast majority of Salvador's population, who live in slums, are not allowed inside the city's new shopping malls. So this became the key place for the poorer 85 percent of the population to buy its food and other groceries.
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