Capoeira, which fuses martial arts, dance, music, acrobatics, and philosophy, was developed by enslaved Africans in Brazil as ...

They brought with them Latin American culture — dance, food ... One of them is Aduke Gomez, a 62-year-old lawyer and ...

"We are here to show culture, we are here to make history ... a 62-year-old lawyer and historian. "The story of Afro-Brazilians is a story of tragedy... but it's a story of hope, it's a story ...

They brought with them Latin American culture -- dance ... a 62-year-old lawyer and historian. "The story of Afro-Brazilians is a story of tragedy... but it's a story of hope, it's a story ...

The festival, albeit on a smaller scale than that of its Brazilian model, helps to keep their heritage alive and celebrate the city's Afro-Brazilian history.

The culture of El Salvador, Argentina and Brazil's quilombola communities are focus of separate events over the weekend.