The first clue sits in a museum drawer, not on a windswept Arctic shore. It is a whale bone, marked and shaped by human hands ...

Carnival, a spectacle celebrating African deities and Catholic saints alike, has become a battleground for religious groups in Brazil.

Ancient face engravings reappear out of the Negro River after historic drought and could rewrite ancient Amazonian origins.

Rio de Janeiro's Carnival is using samba parades to spotlight Black Brazilian women writers who rarely get public recognition ...

According to the CDC, the average life expectancy in the U.S. is 75.8 years for males and 81.1 years for females. Brazil, in contrast, is home to multiple supercentenarians, or people who live to be ...

The Oscar nominations contained a surprising big winner: Brazil’s The Secret Agent, about the resistance to the military junta in the country in the 1970s, received four nominations, including Best ...

A traveler found himself 'confused' when everyone started clapping on the beach he was visiting in Brazil, before learning the clever way they use clapping to find lost children. A missing child at ...

Scientists are uncovering why Brazil may be one of the most important yet underused resources for studying extreme longevity. Its highly diverse population harbors millions of genetic variants missing ...

SAO PAULO (AP) — A Brazilian judge on Saturday issued house arrest orders for 10 people who have been convicted and sentenced for participating in a plot to keep former President Jair Bolsonaro in ...

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro underwent double hernia surgery on Thursday, his family said. In an Instagram post, Bolsonaro's wife, Michelle Bolsonaro, said the surgery was a success. The ...

View of Sao Miguel dos Milagres Beach at Alagoas Brazil. I’m Brazilian, and I haven’t seen nearly enough of my own country. While it’s hard to admit, I know I’m not alone. Travel within Brazil was not ...