YouTube video: Boi de Parintins (Brazil)

The Brazilian town of Parintins sits on an island in the Amazon River and is host to the festival of the Boi Bumbá (Ox Festival), which features elaborate costumes and dancing between two teams: one is called Boi Garantido and the other Boi Caprichoso.

One YouTube video featuring Parintins and the Boi Bumbá festival: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyBDkjE93FI

The Boi Bumbá website: http://www.boibumba.com/

An article explaining the festival of the Boi de Parintins: http://www.worldreviewer.com/experiences/festival/boi-bumba/11109/

Link to YouTube video on San Basilio de Palenque, Colombia

The town of San Basilio de Palenque in Colombia, founded by runaway
slaves and home to a fusion of African languages and Spanish called
Palenquero, is featured in this news clip from CNN.

CNN video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgzOlTAze3Q

Wikipedia article on San Basilio de Palenque and links to other
articles: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Basilio_de_Palenque