That was exactly 329 years ago. In 1971, a group of Black student activists in Porto Alegre, Brazil, who called themselves Grupo Palmares, proposed Nov. 20 as the date for Black Consciousness Day.

Brazil marks Black Consciousness Day, a new holiday, for first time. The holiday marks the anniversary of the death of Zumbi, a key figure in Black resistance to slavery in Brazil.

7 of the best destinations for a Brazil holiday. South America’s largest country has enough colourful cities, historic landmarks and areas of natural beauty to rival entire continents ...

The video shows Brazil’s annual Independence Day celebration in Brasilia, ... G1, Nov. 15, Radical Bolsonaristas demonstrate with coup intentions on the holiday of November 15 (Google translation) ...

Brazil’s coast roads, from the Costa Verde south of Rio all the way up to Recife, are great for a driving holiday. The Salvador-Maceió-Recife leg, along the “Coconut Highway” in particular ...

A insider told us Monday that Swift’s holiday plans were still up in the air after being left “devastated” from her fan’s tragic death on Friday.

Brazil had a long weekend from April 18 to 21, while Rio de Janeiro state celebrated a local holiday on April 23. In the week leading up to Lady Gaga's concert, the country also had a national ...

A new Afro-Brazilian band that took form in the summer will hold its first performance at the city of Gainesville’s Holiday Parade on Dec. 7. A Very GNV Holiday Parade starts at noon from West ...

People in Pirenópolis, Brazil, celebrated Monday a religious and cultural festival held annually around the Christian holiday of Pentecost.

Lady Gaga's massive free concert in Rio de Janeiro and a series of holidays likely provided a boost to Brazil's services activity in April, statistics agency IBGE said on Friday, as it reported the ...