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 ...

The history and memory of Palmares also reveals that people can resist attempts to erase hard truths about slavery. The Portuguese arrived in modern-day Brazil in 1500, establishing coastal ...

Brazil imported about 5 million African slaves — about 10 times more than the United States. Slavery ended in 1888, which was 25 years after the United States.

When most people consider a trip to Brazil, they envision Carnival in Rio de Janeiro on exotic beaches with scantily clad sunbathers. That’s only part of Brazil’s allure. There’s a vibrant ...

In Santo Cristo, a neighborhood in the marvelous city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the construction of a new building, Porto Maravalley, promises to usher in a new age of technology startups in the city ...

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 ...

Staff writers Franklin Foer and Clint Smith talk about which teams they’re rooting for in the 2022 World Cup, and give a lesson about one of the most storied teams in soccer.

SÃO PAULO—Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has long declared war on the news media. His next target is more ambitious—history. The right-wing former army captain, who took office in January ...