Want to witness the best of Ijebu culture? Your destination is Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, and the dateline is Sunday, June 8.

Brazil, the most diverse country in the world: ... referring to the rape of women from these communities by colonizers and the higher mortality rate among enslaved men and Indigenous peoples. Bahians ...

LAGOS, April 21 — Thousands of young and old descendants of formerly enslaved people donned elaborate costumes Sunday to bring the rhythm, vibrancy and colours of Brazil’s Rio Carnival to the streets ...

The carnival represents a part of Nigeria's history that is not always well known -- though some are trying to change that. Kelenchi Anabaraonye, 27, curated a history exhibition at the festival.

Emily Ratajkowski wore a green metal mesh two-piece for Rio Carnival in Brazil. Emily Ratajkowski /Instagram Emily Ratajkowski flaunted her famously snatched figure in a chainmail two-piece for ...

A Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro will present the story of a trans woman nearly burned at the stake in the 16th century as a means to spotlight trans people’s struggle in Brazil, where more ...

The Rio Carnival 2025 kicked off on Sunday night, March 2. The annual festival is renowned for its vibrant samba parades, lively street parties, and elaborate costumes, attracting visitors from ...

The Brazilian women and men that do it all year long have all my admiration because honestly, it’s a lot of ‘entrega’. You’re putting a lot of yourself into it, a lot of sweat,'' Charron says.

According to Frances Henry, in “Carnival is woman: Feminism and performance in Caribbean mas”, women had power in the evolution of Carnival mas’ in Trinidad and the wider Caribbean diaspora.