As I journey through the vibrant tapestry of Afro-Brazilian culture, I find myself captivated by the resilience and creativity that have shaped its culinary landscape. Afro-Brazilian cuisine, deeply ...

ARLINGTON, Va. (July 22, 2025) – Afro-descendant peoples in four Amazon countries show remarkable achievements in environmental stewardship, according to new research from Conservation International, ...

Salvador sits on Brazil’s northeastern coast as a city where history and daily life intertwine in vivid detail. Its colonial architecture, painted in bright hues, frames neighborhoods that have long ...

New research documents the positive impacts that Afro-descendant populations have had on tropical ecosystems in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Suriname. The study found that deforestation rates are ...

Back in 2002, according to the Estado do S. Paulo newspaper, former U.S. President George W. Bush reportedly asked Fernando Henrique Cardoso, then-president of Brazil, “Does Brazil have blacks, too?” ...

Territories owned and managed by Afro-descendant communities in Amazonian countries are under threat from miners, loggers and oil companies eager to exploit natural resources. Yet those territories ...