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New Year's Eve, or Reveillion, is one of Rio de Janeiro's most important holidays, second only to Carnaval. Extravagant beachfront celebrations unfold along Copacabana, attracting some 2 million revelers clad in white (to bring good luck and peace in the coming year). Live music ranging from samba to...
One reason for suppression was a fear that festivities could get out of hand and even lead to revolution. This fear was not unjustified: the carnival tradition helped fire up the French revolutionary crowds as well as uprisings of slaves and colonized peoples from the Caribbean to West Africa. When...
Chef Edgar Leal split his childhood between New York City and his hometown of El Tigre in rural Venezuela. That mix of Manhattan sophistication and Latin American tradition produced Cacao, which has quickly become one of Miami's most popular restaurants. Owner Leal and wife Mariana Montero take the timeless...
The theme of this year’s version of the annual Latino cultural show is “Calle Ocho,” the enormous annual street festival that serves as the marquee event in Carnaval Miami and is the largest celebration of Hispanic culture in the country. Presencia...
Specifically, I want to be Ben Evidente. The greatest shoe salesman in the world, Evidente, 33, is the anti--Willy Loman. He is a celebrity not only in Manhattan, where he has been selling for the Manolo Blahnik store for the past 12 years, but also around the world. When...