In the past decade, artists outside the classical canon have gained national and international recognition in the art market.

Slight, soft-spoken and unassuming, Almeida devotes his art to a sideshow of the samba parades: models who earn about $250 a night to mingle, clad only in paint, with high-rollers in the luxury boxes.

Carnival is a nighttime event that goes into the wee hours of the morning. It’s recommended that you arrive at the Sambadromo no later than 9 p.m. so you’re in position for the first school to ...

To mark the France-Brazil 2025 season, which takes place in France from April to September, and the 200th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries, FRANCE 24's cultural ...

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Anitta is the queen of the carnival in Brazil with her multiple sparkly looks She also wore a sparkly silver outfit adorned with crystals, representing the “Coffee Baronesses” of Brazil.

Known for its lively Carnival parties, the coastal city of Rio de Janeiro is the most popular city for tourists to visit in Brazil, representing the very idea of the country and is often mistaken ...

An international team of scientists has tentatively found some of the earliest indications of alcoholic drink production in the Patos Lagoon region of Brazil. State-of-the-art analysis of pottery ...

Brazil’s year-old Museu de Arte was jammed with granfinos (upper-crusters). Outside in the warm spring rain, hundreds more art lovers queued up, patiently awaiting their turn. It was the opening ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — Betto Almeida is the Mr. Lucky of Rio’s Carnival. The 36-year-old artist awakes at 8 a.m. Has a little breakfast. Survives a commute through the city’s tough traffic ...

To mark the France-Brazil 2025 season, which takes place in France from April to September, and the 200th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries, FRANCE 24's cultural ...