A hot-air balloon caught fire and tumbled from the sky on Saturday in Brazil’s southern state of Santa Catarina, killing eight people, firefighters said. Footage shared by local news outlet G1 showed ...

The June gloom gave way to sun as a multicolor stream of performers and floats made their way down Santa Barbara Street to ...

The mayor, Cllr Dinah Pounds, officially opened the event – the theme of which for 2025 was ‘This is the Greatest Show’.

For the next edition of Your Love at Panorama Bar, hosts Lakuti and Tama Sumo enlist two household names of the ...

The event at The Spark included days of Brazilian dance and music workshops, and its centerpiece was a performance with ...

Summer break is on the horizon, and it's time to enjoy what the fair city has to offer. In June, it's still relatively quiet before the summer madness. Here are a few art and cultural Hong Kong events ...

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 ...

Rooted in the 19th-century customs of Afro-Brazilian returnees—freed slaves who brought back samba rhythms, flamboyant costumes, and carnival traditions from Brazil—the Lagos Fanti Carnival ...

Lagos Island came alive on Easter Sunday as the Fanti Carnival made its much-anticipated return, rekindling the vibrant Afro-Brazilian heritage that has long been a cornerstone of the city’s ...

The carnival represents a part of Nigeria's history that is not always well known -- though some are trying to change that. Kelenchi Anabaraonye, 27, curated a history exhibition at the festival.

Afro-Brazilian carnival celebrates cultural kinship in Lagos. Lagos (AFP) – Thousands of young and old descendants of formerly enslaved people donned elaborate costumes Sunday to bring the ...

Thousands of young and old descendants of formerly enslaved people donned elaborate costumes Sunday to bring the rhythm, vibrancy and colours of Brazil's Rio Carnival to the streets of Lagos ...