São Paulo’s Anime Friends Closes Its Biggest Edition Ever at 230,000
Anime Friends closed a record edition in São Paulo, drawing two hundred thirty thousand fans and an estimated seventy-four million...
July 7, 2026Section
Entertainment
Entertainment News in Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Festival de Inverno Rio Brings Ten Nights of Brazilian Music to the Bay
The ninth edition runs July 24-26 and July 31-August 2, 2026, with more than thirty acts across rock, MPB, funk,...
July 7, 2026
Brooklyn’s African Arts Festival Marks 55 Years
The International African Arts Festival marks its 55th year on July 3-5, 2026 at Brooklyn's Lincoln Terrace Park with music,...
July 5, 2026
Africa’s Looted Art Begins the Long Journey Home
Looted African art is flowing back to Africa—France returned a sacred drum in 2026, Ghana reclaimed 130 royal items, and...
July 4, 2026
The Durban July: Africa’s Grandest Race Turns 130
On 4 July 2026, Greyville Racecourse hosts the 130th Durban July—South Africa's biggest race day blending sport, fashion, and celebrity....
July 4, 2026
African Music Gets a New TV Stage Across North Africa
Y'Africa returns for Season 4 in July 2026, bringing African music to 2M Morocco, Tunisia, and Egypt as Orange expands...
July 4, 2026
Timitar, Morocco’s Free Festival of Berber Music, Fills Agadir
Timitar Festival, Morocco's celebration of Amazigh, or Berber, music, is filling the beach city of Agadir with hundreds of free...
July 3, 2026
Funke Akindele’s ‘Behind The Scenes’ Becomes Nollywood’s Biggest Film
Funke Akindele's Behind The Scenes hit 2.41 billion naira ($1.6M), making it the highest-grossing Nigerian film ever and beating her...
July 3, 2026
African Portraiture Takes Center Stage at New York’s MoMA
MoMA spotlights African portraiture through July 2026 with Seydou Keita, Samuel Fosso and more—exploring self-definition through political imagination.
July 3, 2026