Flamengo fire victims were all aged between 14 and 17
RIO DE JANEIRO: bodies of the 10 victims of a fire that ravaged accommodation for youth players at Rio club Flamengo have been identified, Brazilian media reported on Saturday, saying all were…
RIO DE JANEIRO: bodies of the 10 victims of a fire that ravaged accommodation for youth players at Rio club Flamengo have been identified, Brazilian media reported on Saturday, saying all were…
BRUMADINHO: The toll from a dam collapse last week at a mine in southeast Brazil has risen to 121 dead and 226 missing, according to officials Saturday. The emergency service for the…
RIO: Firefighters are carefully moving over treacherous mud, sometimes walking, sometimes crawling, in search of survivors or bodies left by a dam collapse that buried mine buildings and surrounding neighbourhoods with iron…
BRUMADINHO: Brazilian rescue workers halted searches for the night on Saturday for hundreds of people missing and feared dead under a sea of mud after a tailings dam burst at an iron…
TURIN: Ronaldo, the former Brazil striker and current majority shareholder of Real Valladolid, has said he would be in favour of the club playing La Liga games outside of Spain. Ronaldo bought…
BRASILIA: At least 12 people were killed on Friday, including six policemen, in an early morning shootout between police and bank robbers in a small town in northeastern Brazil, the state governor’s…
BRASILIA: Far-right lawmaker Jair Bolsonaro won Brazil’s presidential election on Sunday, promising to clean up politics, shrink the state and crack down on crime, in a dramatic swing away from the left…
BUENOS AIRES: The first Dwarf Copa America has started in Buenos Aires with the goal of using football to tackle social prejudices. Teams from Chile, Colombia, Argentina, Brazil, the United States, Canada,…
BRASILIA: Facebook Inc’s popular messaging service WhatsApp has become a political battleground in Brazil’s most polarized election in decades, raising concerns that it is distorting debate beyond the public eye. Silhouettes of…
BRASILIA: Brazil’s top electoral court on Friday barred jailed former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva from running in this year’s presidential because of his corruption conviction. The widely expected decision removes…
SAO PAULO: The UN Human Rights Committee on Friday said it had requested that the Brazilian government allow imprisoned former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to exercise his political rights. Lula…
BARCELONA: Retired Brazilian striker Ronaldo has been hospitalised with pneumonia on the Spanish holiday island of Ibiza and is recovering well, a local newspaper reported Sunday. The 41-year-old, widely considered one of the…
RIO DE JANEIRO: Supporters and opponents of legalizing abortion testified Friday in front of Brazil’s top court, an extraordinary session at a time when strengthening women’s movements are pushing against often decades-old…
BRASILIA: Brazil’s five-party centrist coalition has united behind business-friendly presidential candidate Geraldo Alckmin, boosting the chances of a reformist winning the October election. The businessman tipped to be Alckmin’s running mate, however,…
SOCHI: Neymar has expressed his anguish after Brazil were knocked out of the World Cup on Friday, losing 2-1 to Belgium in the quarter-finals in Russia. “I can say it is the…
KAZAN: Belgium produced a brilliant performance to knock five-time winners Brazil out of the World Cup and reach the semi-finals for the first time since 1986. Roberto Martinez’s side turned on the…
Russia: This fixture stands out amongst the rest as two teams, both dubbed as ‘’World Cup Favourites’’ face off against each other. The most exciting match of the quarters kicks off at…