RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro will present the story of a trans woman nearly burned at the stake in the 16th century, highlighting the ongoing violence against transgender ...

Believe it or not, when I first arrived in Rio de Janeiro in 2015, there were very few “Black-owned” restaurants that I could frequent on a Friday or Saturday night. A “Black-owned” restaurant ...

Vienna Skye spent nearly $4,000 on one-way tickets so she and her mom could fly back home to the United States Zoey Lyttle is a Writer-Reporter on the Society & Culture team at PEOPLE. She first ...

OPINION: Historically, Black women have always dominated food preparation in Brazil, and now, Black female chefs are moving into the culinary mainstream in Rio. Believe it or not, when I first arrived ...

Transgender woman Negriny Venture, of the Paraiso de Tuiuti samba school, prepares to rehearse for the Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro, Monday, Feb. 17, 2025. RIO DE JANEIRO — A Carnival parade in ...