Passinho, a vibrant dance style originating from Rio de Janeiro’s favelas, received official recognition as an “intangible cultural heritage” in Rio. This designation was the result of a law proposed by Rio State Legislator Veronica Lima and passed unanimously before being sanctioned.
A Brazilian horse nicknamed Caramelo by social media users garnered national attention after a television news helicopter filmed him stranded on a rooftop in southern Brazil, where massive floods have killed more than 100 people. About 24 hours after he was first
Authorities in the Brazilian city of Porto Alegre say a fire at a small hotel has killed at least 10 people and injured 11. The fire brigade of the Rio Grande do Sul state says the fire broke out in the early
The bodies of nine migrants found on an African boat off the northern coast of Brazil’s Amazon region were buried Thursday with a solemn ceremony in the Para state capital of Belem. Fishermen off the coast of Para found the boat adrift
Arsenal striker Gabriel Jesus admitted that he may need surgery at the end of the season after opening up about how he rarely plays without pain. The Brazilian has been sidelined throughout the current season with knee and hamstring issues, but has
Lewis Hamilton has reportedly joined exclusive celebrity dating app Raya after splitting from Brazilian model Juliana Nalu. The seven-time Formula One world champion is supposedly looking for love on the social network that only allows a very select group of people. Hamilton
Brazilian police said Tuesday they released 17 hostages from a gunman that took over a crowded bus in Rio de Janeiro and wounded at least two people. Rio police said in its social media channels that all hostages aboard a bus parked
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is under investigation for having allegedly “harassed” a humpback whale while riding a personal watercraft off Sao Paulo’s coast last year. Bolsonaro appeared at the federal police in Sao Paulo on Tuesday to meet with officers, along
Brazil’s foreign minister called for reforms of the United Nations and other multilateral institutions Wednesday while criticizing their inability to prevent global conflicts, as his country kicked off its presidency of the Group of 20 nations. Mauro Vieira told fellow foreign ministers
Israel on Sunday condemned Brazil’s president for comparing the war in Gaza to the Holocaust, accusing him of being antisemitic and trivializing the Nazi genocide of European Jews during World War II. The outcry further strained relations between the countries, which have