Culture of South America - Topics

How do Andean weavers encode meaning in their textiles? How did Quechua survive five centuries of Spanish rule? Where did tango actually come from? What makes Rio's Carnival different from the rest of Brazil? How are the Mapuche fighting for their language and land? How do Amazonian peoples use plant medicine today? Why does Bolivia have so many official languages? What is the difference between cumbia and vallenato? Why was capoeira once banned in Brazil? What is candombe and how did it become Uruguayan? Why is Machu Picchu so central to Peruvian identity? Why is yerba mate passed around one gourd? How did Japanese immigrants change Brazilian food and farming? Why is an asado a social event rather than just a meal? Why is the Argentina–Brazil football rivalry so fierce? Why is feijoada considered Brazil's national dish?