Charles Miller, the man widely regarded as the founding father of Brazilian football, had Scottish roots – and a family portrait in a kilt to prove it.

OPINION: It’s carnival week in Rio de Janeiro, where vibrant parades feature music, dancers and a huge dose of history. Here’s some Afro-Brazilian history from some of the most legendary Afro-carnival ...

No country has played more World Cup games than the Seleção. Find out the other records the Brazilians hold at the global ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Brazilian children at home, Rio de Janeiro State. Brazil’s demographic makeup has been diverse since colonial times, with ...

“Departure for the coffee harvest by ox cart, Vale do Paraíba, Brazil, c. 1885” (all images courtesy of Instituto Moreira Salles) Enlargement and detail of “Departure for the coffee harvest by ox cart ...

An aerial view shows the construction at the National Museum in Rio de Janeiro. Felipe Cohen / Project Museu Nacional Vive The news arrived with both excitement and a pang of grief: The oldest ...

The radical thought, activism, and aesthetics of Beatriz Nascimento provided the historical basis for Black Brazilian movements throughout the 1970s and ’80s under the country’s military dictatorship.

Along with having the most World Cup wins compared to any other nation (5), Brazil is also the only team on the planet to qualify for every single iteration of the tournament. The country hasn’t won ...

After the attempted coup of the Brazilian government last month, Marc Hertzman, associate history professor, decided that he had to change how he taught his class — HIST 405: History of Brazil — for ...

Brazil and Haiti fans joined together before a historic World Cup match in Philadelphia on June 19, to cherish their shared ...