Many formerly enslaved Africans who migrated back to Nigeria settled in Lagos, bringing new traditions to the city.

Thousands of revelers have gathered in Lagos, Nigeria, for the annual Lagos Fanti Carnival. The event celebrates the ...

The centuries-old Fanti Carnival returned to Nigeria on Monday with a burst of colour and spectacle.

Thousands of revellers don elaborate costumes to bring the rhythm, vibrancy and colours of Brazil's Rio Carnival to the streets of Lagos in Nigeria. For generations, the Fanti Carnival has been a ...

A REPURPOSED warehouse space in South London became the backdrop for a global football moment, earlier this month.

In the heart of Lagos Island, the Fanti Carnival rose like a phoenix—bold, rhythmic and unapologetically Afro-Brazilian. After years of silence, it returned not just as celebration, but as resistance.

Today’s Black travelers can look to South America to find connections with African culture. Salvador, the capital city of the Brazilian state of Bahia, features a multitude of culinary, fine art, ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Thousands of worshippers clad in white robes spilled onto Arpoador beach in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday to pay homage to Yemanja, the Afro-Brazilian sea goddess. Devotees waded into ...

Full video record of Afro-Brazilian traditions from Maranhão, Brazil. Documentation includes: chanting, drumming, and trance-possession dancing in the Tambor de Mina tradition in Sao Luis, the capital ...

ARLINGTON, Va. (July 22, 2025) – Afro-descendant peoples in four Amazon countries show remarkable achievements in environmental stewardship, according to new research from Conservation International, ...