Category Archives: General

Originally posted on CORNERS of RIO:
Yes! In Rio, more than anywhere else in the world, we have samba! In several parts of the city, in various different days and times, there are options for all types of audiences and…

Source: Leading Afro-Brazilian actress Taís Araújo called ‘gorilla,’ other racist slurs by social media mob

Originally posted on MESSA:
This semester I decided to take a class that focuses on the art history of Medieval Iberia, which has allowed me the ability to view the global influences of Islamic art and architecture. The first few…

Originally posted on Black Stories From Spain:
There was a time when there was a big incoming of Brazilian immigrant into Spain. There weren’t always well received, even if they had visa waiver rights as so have almost all Latin…

Originally posted on Brazil Portal:
BBC News, 10/31/2015 Brazilian officials have managed to contain several forest fires that have destroyed half of an indigenous reserve in the Amazon region. Some 12,000 indigenous people live in the Arariboia reserve, in the…

Originally posted on Bizarre Beyond Belief Magazine:
Multidisciplinary artist Brusk from Da Mental Vaporz was recently invited to Brazil by the people over Art RUA to create a new piece. His new piece was painting on the streets of Rio…