African-Brazilian

"I am 68 years old and I can tell you that Lula was a president who changed the history of Brazil for the poor and humble," said Benedita da Silva, a Rio politician who was the first African-Brazilian woman elected to the country's Senate.

Lula's Brazil: glitzy, rich, dynamic Tom Phillips 2010

Candomble, an African-Brazilian religion, venerates Oxala, the “ambisexual” god of purity and wisdom.

Archive 2009-03-01 2009

Candomble, an African-Brazilian religion, venerates Oxala, the “ambisexual” god of purity and wisdom.

Sense & Sensuality 2009

In honour of the goddess Yemanja, most people were clothed all in white and threw flowers into the sea so that the ocean goddess of the African-Brazilian Umbanda cult would fulfil their New Year's wishes.

Archive 2008-01-01 Jan 2008

Emerging women's movements protested specific injustices, and a small feminist movement took shape; also, renewed militancy among the African-Brazilian population challenged Brazil's image as a “racial democracy.

1975, Oct. 25 2001

Many of the residents are immigrants, or descendants of immigrants, from northeastern Brazil, where African-Brazilian farmers and peasants have long struggled with drought, economic discrimination and a lack of jobs.

Forbes.com: News Daniel Fisher 2011

There is a watershed pact between African-American and Brazilian interests because Salvador, Bahia, with it's unmined potential for African-American business investment, is the African-Brazilian cultural epicenter.

Home 2009

The Diasporic dream of connecting African-American communities with the African-Brazilian cultural epicenter of Bahia is a passion of both African-Americans and Afro-Brazilians.

Home 2009

There is a watershed pact between African-American and Brazilian interests because Salvador, Bahia, with it's unmined potential for African-American business investment, is the African-Brazilian cultural epicenter.

Home 2009

The Diasporic dream of connecting African-American communities with the African-Brazilian cultural epicenter of Bahia is a passion of both African-Americans and Afro-Brazilians.

Home 2009