BRASÍLIA – When Covid-19 overwhelmed Argentina too badly to host the South American football championships, officials decided to move the tournament to pandemic-battered Brazil of all places, drawing criticism from epidemiologists and a flurry of jokes.
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Brazil wants Neymar at Tokyo Olympics
SAO PAULO – Brazil’s Olympic football coach, Andre Jardine, said on Thursday he wants to pick star forward Neymar for the Games in Tokyo later this year, but admitted it would be “difficult.”
Bangladesh, Brazil to build stronger economic ties in post-Covid era: Envoy
Brazilian Ambassador to Bangladesh Joao Tabajara de Oliveira Junior has said Bangladesh and Brazil can make a stronger alliance on trade and economic front.
Brazil struggle to beat Venezuela without Neymar
SAO PAULO – Liverpool striker Roberto Firmino scored the crucial goal as Brazil laboured to a 1-0 win over a well organized but limited Venezuela in their World Cup qualifier on Friday. Firmino broke the deadlock on 66 minutes in…
Ex-Ministers condemn Bolsonaro’s ‘lunatic’ foreign policy
Geneva, 14 May (Chakravarthi Raghavan) – In an unprecedented move, all living former foreign ministers of Brazil have joined hands to strongly condemn the “lunatic” foreign policy of President Jair Bolsonaro, accusing it of subordinating national independence to the policies…
Davis Cup: Australia beats Brazil 3-1 to qualify for finals
Adelaide (AP/UNB) — Australia has advanced to the Davis Cup Finals in November with a tight 3-1 win over Brazil on hard courts at the Memorial Drive tennis center on Saturday. John Millman beat Brazil’s Thiago Monteiro 6-7, (6), 7-6…
Brazil’s Amazon at a crossroads
Night falls in Brazil’s Amazon and two logging trucks without license plates emerge from the jungle. They rumble over dirt roads that lead away from a national forest, carrying trunks of trees hundreds of years old.
Neymar poised for 100th Brazil appearance
Neymar reiterated his commitment to Paris Saint-Germain and Brazil’s national team on Wednesday as he prepared to make his 100th international appearance.
Indigenous leaders travel to Europe to report violations in Brazil
A delegation will visit twelve countries to warn authorities, companies and European society about violence against Indigenous Peoples in Brazil Brasília, Brazil – A delegation of Indigenous leaders will visit twelve European countries between October 17 and November 20 to…
G7 leaders vow to help Brazil fight fires, repair damage
Rio De Janeiro, Aug 26 (AP/UNB) — Leaders of the Group of Seven nations said Sunday they are preparing to help Brazil battle fires burning across the Amazon region and repair the damage as tens of thousands of soldiers got…
G7 leaders vow to help Brazil fight fires, repair damage
Rio De Janeiro, Aug 26 (AP/UNB) — Leaders of the Group of Seven nations said Sunday they are preparing to help Brazil battle fires burning across the Amazon region and repair the d amage as tens of thousands of soldiers…
Amazon fires stir worldwide protests: Brazil deploys the army
Demonstrators gathered outside Brazilian embassies on Friday to protest against inaction on Amazon fires. Hundreds gathered in cities including London, Madrid and Bogota, calling for Brazilian president Jairo Bolsonaro to act.
Brazil looks to future, Peru chases glory at Copa América
Rio De Janeiro (AP/UNB) – Can a team that was trashed by the favorites in a major soccer tournament win a final against the same opponent only two weeks later? The answer will be known on Sunday after Copa América…
Neymar leaves Brazil training with knee pain
May 29 (AP/UNB) – Neymar had to cut short his first full training session with Brazil ahead of the Copa America after the striker appeared to feel pain in his left knee. The 27-year-old Neymar left the field in the…
Plastic polluter: Brazil recycles ‘almost nothing’
Standing among sacks of used supermarket shopping bags, soft drink bottles and detergent containers, Evelin Marcele is scornful of Brazil’s efforts to recycle plastic waste. “Almost nothing,” said the 40-year-old director of CoopFuturo, a sorting center for recyclable material in…
In Cannes, a gory Western stands against Bolsonaro’s Brazil
Cannes, May 17 (AP/UNB) — Kleber Mendonça Filho’s Cannes entry “Bacurau” is a feverish and violent Western about a rural Brazilian community defending itself from a hard-to-comprehend invasion. For the filmmakers, it’s not so different than President Jair Bolsonaro’s Brazil.…
Brazil national museum recovers 200 Egypt pieces after fire
Rio De Janeiro, May 8 (AP/UNB) — Brazil’s national museum said Tuesday it has recovered 200 pieces from its Egypt collection after a devastating fire last September. The collection had 700 pieces and was the largest in Latin America before…
Bolsonaro says Brazil owes world nothing on environment
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Saturday said his country “does not owe the world anything” when it comes to the environment. The far right leader, who is critical of the Paris climate change accord, was speaking in Chile following Friday’s…
Solar energy crowns social housing programme in Brazil
“Solar energy makes my happiness complete,” said Divina Cardoso dos Santos, owner of one of 740 houses with photovoltaic panels on the rooftops in a settlement on the outskirts of this central Brazilian city.
Diversifying crops to help overcome drought in Brazil
Dozens of trucks used to leave São Gonçalo every day, carrying the local agricultural production, mainly coconuts, to markets throughout Brazil, including the cities of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, more than 2,000 kilometers away.
Trump and Bolsonaro: Alarming similarities
Observing recent political developments in the United States and Brazil, there are clearly similarities between the phenomena of ‘Trumpism’ and ‘Bolsonarism’ that do not seem to be a mere coincidence.
Jailed ex-leader Lula pulls out of Brazil election
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has pulled out of next month’s presidential election, allowing his running mate to stand in his place. Workers’ Party leader Gleisi Hoffman announced the decision outside the police headquarters where the 72-year-old…
Huge fire at Brazil’s 200-year-old national museum
A huge fire has engulfed the National Museum of Brazil in Rio de Janeiro, the oldest scientific institution in the country. Firefighters are tackling the blaze at the building, which contains more than 20 million items in its collection.
Lula must start prison term, rules Brazil Supreme Court
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will be imprisoned while he appeals his corruption conviction, the country’s Supreme Court has ruled. He is facing 12 years in jail on charges of accepting a bribe but had asked to…
Brazil anti-paedophilia operation, 108 arrested
Police in Brazil say they have arrested 108 people in the biggest operation ever against paedophiles in Latin America. Suspects were arrested in 24 states and the capital, Brasilia. Justice Minister Torquato Jardim said those detained were part of a…