The primary languages that survive in Brazil are Yoruba, Fon, Kimbundu and Kikongo, the last two hailing from the Bantu linguistic group, which is has had the greatest influence on modern-day speech.

Ajiboye commended Brazil for its commitment to religious equality and cultural inclusivity. He said: “Your efforts in ...

Over the course of the transatlantic slave trade, around 4 million Africans were captured and enslaved in Brazil, most from present-day Angola and many of Yoruba descent, an ethnic group that now ...

The Nigerian Government has applauded Brazil for its outstanding and creative presentation of Yoruba culture during the just-concluded 2025 Rio Carnival, which drew 8 million tourists and ...

Yoruba culture and history have always held a deep source of curiosity for me, and Pa Ladigbolu is a phenomenal figure who constitutes a triadic embodiment of the theological, the cultural, and ...

Many slaves were forced to adopt Portuguese names, and today in Nigeria, it is common to find people with Yoruba first names and Portuguese surnames. One of them is Aduke Gomez, a 62-year-old ...

The National Institute for Cultural Orientation (NICO) applauded Brazil for its creative presentation of Yoruba culture at the Rio de Janeiro Carnival in 2025, which just concluded.

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 in ...

Afro-Brazilian carnival celebrates cultural kinship in Lagos. ... breaking into an impromptu dance to traditional Nigerian Yoruba music. ...

Brazil was the last place in the Americas to abolish slavery when it formally ended the practice in 1888. In Nigeria, it is common to find people with Yoruba first names and Portuguese surnames ...