As Matheus Cunha and Brazil surf into the round of 16 after defeating Japan 2-1, the Selecao's connection with dance and music can't be ignored. From the players on the pitch to the fans in the stands ...

To outsiders, Brazil often conjures up images of sun, sea, football, carnival, in a neat, emblematic impression of national cohesion. Visitors might pick up on the class and wealth divisions that ...

Leading up to the World Cup in Brazil, with sounds of gunfire in the background forbidden funk rappers continued to talk about what the government wants to hide: extreme violence, social segregation ...