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By Doug Gray, Senior Reporter A Short History Of Baile Funk Part 2, The 1980s Electro Revolution RIO DE JANEIRO - Afrika Baambaata grew up in...

By Jayme Monsanto, Senior Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO - The Marvelous City's spectacular natural setting and consistent waves make it a destination for surfers around...

By Jaylan Boyle, Senior Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO - A film charting the rise of 'the most popular politician on earth' (according to Barack Obama),...

By Thaís Britto, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO - Intensity is the precise word to describe the work of Rainer Werner Fassbinder, one of Germany's...

By Lindsay Spratt, Sub Editor RIO DE JANEIRO - An exhibition of posters by Brazilian cartoonist Ziraldo opened on October 9 in Mansão Figner in...

By Karen Shishiptorova, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – In the 70s, the Rodrigo de Freitas Lake – in the heart of Zona Sul...

By Sub Editor, Lindsay Spratt RIO DE JANEIRO - The Brazilian Ministry of Culture announced its candidate to represent Brazil in the 2010 Academy Awards...

By Jaylan Boyle, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO - Last week saw the launch of the 'Fim da Linha' (End of the Line) initiative by...

By Aaron Smith, Contributing Reporter CAMBODIA - The lyrics of 80s' punk band The Dead Kennedys, “a holiday in Cambodia, where everyone’s wearing black”, rattled...

By Lindsay Spratt, Sub Editor RIO DE JANEIRO - Picture timber-framed buildings, flower-lined streets, chocolate shops and snow in winter, and you probably don’t picture...

By Lindsay Spratt, Sub Editor RIO DE JANEIRO - On Saint Lucia’s Day, December 13, 1912, one of the most important Brazilian musicians of the...

by Lindsay Spratt, Sub Editor RIO DE JANEIRO - Thousands of bricks cling to the hillside. It is not a favela, but favelas in...

By Sarah Coursey, Editor RIO DE JANEIRO - The roots of Africa in Brazil run as deep as the country's settlement. The African culture...