Brazil

The largest country in South America, blending Indigenous, African and Portuguese heritage into a vast range of crafts, music and bodily practices.

Games & sport Music & dance Food & cooking Textile & dress Spirituality & rites Crafts

Knowledge in this place

Capoeira

An Afro-Brazilian practice mixing fight, dance and music, inscribed on the UNESCO list, played in a circle to the rhythm of the berimbau.

Samba de Roda

Samba de Roda

A circle samba from Recôncavo in Bahia combining sung verse, percussion and dance, recognized by UNESCO.

Feijoada

A slow-cooked stew of black beans and pork cuts, served with rice, farofa and orange slices.

Renascença Lace

Renascença Lace

A needle lace from the northeastern Sertão, built from a cotton tape shaped into floral motifs and joined by fine stitches.

Textile & dress

Candomblé

An Afro-Brazilian religion centered on the worship of orixás through song, drumming and ritual dance in the terreiro.

Spirituality & rites

Marajoara Ceramics

Marajoara Ceramics

A pottery tradition from Marajó Island inspired by pre-Columbian designs, with geometric and zoomorphic painted motifs.