It was goodbye for one of soccer's most adored national teams. Brazil, five-time World Cup winners, lost to Croatia in the quarterfinals on Friday. Despite the disappointment, the "Joga Bonito" team ...

The Brazilian Netflix original series "Sintonia," though a work of fiction, gives viewers a hopeful and insightful glimpse into the lives of those who live in the favelas of São Paulo. Created by ...

It's difficult to cause controversy in music these days. Rude, angry, explicit and confrontational things have been done in the name of entertainment since, well, forever. But Brazil's funk proibidão ...

Anitta is preparing for a new era of music! The Brazilian star revealed new details about her upcoming album and fans are going crazy, as this means she will be releasing new hits and visuals in 2023.

Anitta is going back to her roots on her next album. In an interview with Billboard that was posted yesterday (January 3), the Brazilian superstar revealed that she was working on a funk carioca LP ...

Brazil loves to dance, and it’s only natural that their representatives at the World Cup would dance as well. Richarlison’s signature Dança do Pombo, Paqueta’s fancy footwork, and Vinicius’ hip shakes ...

L ast november, just before the Latin Grammys in Seville, Spain, a crowd huddled in front of a club called Sala Cosmos, where the Brazilian superstar Anitta was co-hosting a massive party with ...

For the Italian journalist Maurizia Tinti, Brazilian funk is more than a cultural expression of the favela residents, it is a portrait, their attempt to escape social invisibility. Funk, a musical ...

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