In a spectacle that pits neighbor against neighbor, twoteams named after oxen vie for the Parintins Folk Festival titlewith ... of fans wild at this “Boi-Bumba” or “Ox Bang-up” are the ...

During the 2007 Lowell Folk Festival, BatukAxé will parade, perform two solo sets, and provide musical accompaniment for the street performances of boi bumbá. The Brazilian tradition of boi ...

Despite these isolated conditions, the community of Parintins has developed a novel strategy that celebrates its folk and Indigenous traditions: the Festival do Boi-Bumbá (meaning “bull dance”).

The Bumba Meu Boi Cultural Complex from Brazil was recognized today (11) as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The title was awarded by the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding ...

Revelers re-enact the brutal story in an explosion of song and costumes known as bumba-meu-boi festivals. They dance around a bull made from black velvet and sequins, while scantily clad women ...