The Edison Carneiro Folklore Museum
The Edison Carneiro Folklore Museum, created in 1968, is heir to the movement institutionalized as the “Campaign for the Defense of Brazilian Folklore”. By Matthias…
Benguela and Brazil
By Mariana P. Candido. Histories that problematise colonialism. Benguela. Arquivo Histórico Ultramarino. The Angolan city of Benguela, also known as Ombaka in Umbundu, is the…
The Lapa district, a stronghold of rogues and bohemians
Urban transformations in Rio de Janeiro contributed to the Lapa district emerging as a hub of bohemian social life. There, capoeira is part of the…
15th of November Square: Did Capoeira in Rio began here?
The present-day 15th of November Square has played an important role in the history of Rio de Janeiro since the colonial period. According to some…