Robert Lopez was only seven weeks into a nine-month Fulbright trip to Brazil, studying music of the syncretic religion Candomblé, when program officials told him to return to the United States. The ...

Candomblé is a Brazilian religion that originated in West Africa and was brought to Brazil by enslaved Africans. The religion blends elements of African traditional religions with elements of ...

Brazil's musical landscape can't be understood without considering the massive cultural impact made by slaves brought to the Americas. Many of country's musical genres, like maracatu, baião, choro and ...