During the first decades of the nineteenth century, many slave rebellions took place in the province of Bahia, Brazil. Among those, the most important one was the Malê Rebellion, a religious and ...

Cultural heartbeat: Bahia’s heritage fuses African, Indigenous, and Portuguese influences, visible in its music, dance, architecture, and UNESCO-recognized landmarks. Beachside bliss: From Trancoso’s ...

Visit the city of Salvador a vibrant repository of African influence in Brazil. African-Brazilians provided Brazil with internationally renowned cultural symbols: samba and carnival. The center of ...

Brazil's strategy to sharply increase its U.S. visitor arrivals is tied to expanding travelers' focus beyond Rio de Janeiro and other familiar districts to lesser-visited, yet equally exotic areas of ...

Brazil is synonymous with paradise. Exotic beaches, scantily clad Carnival performers -- these icons are unavoidable. But what's really behind the smile on the postcard? All you have to do is go a ...

Wearing a club badge that is not your team’s would be seen as the ultimate crime at most football matches. This year, though, it has not been unusual to see Brazilian side Esporte Clube Bahia’s ...

Bahia, one of Brazil’s poorest states, faced debilitating socioeconomic inequalities. To address the situation, the government sought to improve the management of public services and thus to promote ...