Free culture and free software advocate Gilberto Gil describes his vision for a digital culture built around access to technology. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering green tech and ...

The Brazilian singer Margareth Menezes has been named her country’s next culture minister by president-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. The new president, known as “Lula”, is reinstating Brazil’s ...

In the intricate tapestry of global cultures, Brazil stands as the country with the largest Afro-descendant population outside Africa. This distinction is deeply rooted in the complex history of the ...

The custom of wearing white emerged from Afro-Brazilian religious rituals that were once criminalized and later absorbed into ...

The cultures of El Salvador, Argentina and Brazil’s quilombola communities are the focus of separate events this weekend. The Salvadoran and Latino Community in Utah, a cultural organization, is ...

An award ceremony for a program sponsored by the former Ministry of Culture that awarded 500 grants for popular culture (all photos courtesy Brazil’s former Ministry of Culture unless otherwise noted) ...

A heightened focus on Brazil’s African heritage is a driving factor in the South American country’s surging visitor arrivals. In 2024, Brazil recorded its best-ever year for international arrivals, ...

IS CELEBRATING ALMOST 20 YEARS DANCING TO THE BEAT OF THE DRUMS, FANCY FEATHERS AND BRIGHT BEADED COSTUMES. WE MAKE THE COSTUMES. ACTUALLY, HERE WE DO EVERYTHING. EVERYTHING’S HANDMADE. THE SOUND AND ...

This week, Bottega Veneta will celebrate Brazilian culture with an original artistic program at Lina Bo Bardi’s Casa de Vidro (Glass House) in São Paulo, marking the latest installment in the brand’s ...

In Brazil, where music festivals echo through urban centers and football still dominates national identity, a quieter yet equally seismic shift has been taking place online. A new generation of users ...

When it comes to selecting swimwear for the annual SI Swimsuit Issue, our fashion editors scour the racks for the season’s hottest styles, while also artfully choosing pieces that tell a story. This ...