What happens when you bring a dance – shunned by a foreign country – into the U.S.? It blows up. People at New York City Lincoln Center’s Out of Doors festival got to have a sample of a new Brazilian ...

I do not remember there being a World Cup where the Brazilian team was not one of the favourites. Even on their worst days they were expected to win and this World Cup season they have got a great ...

I always fondly recall the first concert in June 1999 of the new KCRW World Festival series at the Hollywood Bowl. Brazilian superstar Carlinhos Brown headlined at that inaugural show, but the concert ...

In this Monday, April 21, 2014 photo, Kendra Haynes, 26, of Miami, right, dances with Renato Medeiros, 33, of Brazil, during a Brazilian zouk dance class at the VK Dance Studio in North Miami Beach, ...

It was goodbye for one of soccer's most adored national teams. Brazil, five-time World Cup winners, lost to Croatia in the quarterfinals on Friday. Despite the disappointment, the "Joga Bonito" team ...

Several years ago, Brazilian jazz singer Luciana Souza and Cuban-born choreographer Eduardo Vilaro met at the Ravinia Festival in Highland Park. “We just fell in artistic love,” says Vilaro, founder ...

Cleo Parker Robinson Dance is kicking off its 54th season with "Black Orpheus." The performance includes two different works that celebrate the rich culture of Brazil. It's a cultural fusion in music ...

Aspen Santa Fe Ballet wraps up its winter season with contemporary Brazilian dance flair. Grupo Corpo, translated as “Body Group,” performs Tuesday at Aspen District Theater. The company began in 1975 ...

With the World Cup right around the corner, you're likely to hear some sizzling sounds that will make you want to sway those hips. After all, dancing is as much a part of the Brazilian soul as soccer.

When local group Axé Capoeira Arizona says “Bring your Axé,” they’re not referring to the bladed chopping instrument. Axé (pronounced AH-shay) is a Yourba word meaning “positive energy,” and that’s ...