Tag: Brazil
10 dead, 31 injured in Brazil student bus crash
At least 10 people were killed and 31 injured when a bus carrying students on a hiking trip crashed in…
Dilma Rousseff re-elected in Brazil
Brazil’s leftist President Dilma Rousseff narrowly won reelection to a second term Sunday, calling for unity after the most divisive…
Brazil poll rivals clash over corruption claim
Brazil’s presidential candidates clashed over corruption allegations in Friday’s final debate, as incumbent Dilma Rousseff rejected a report that she…
Japan confidence shredded by Neymar bashing
With their homeland battered by typhoons in recent weeks, Japan’s footballers face a crisis of confidence ahead of their Asian…
Brazil inmates take guards hostage in latest riot
Inmates at a Brazilian prison took 12 guards and several fellow inmates hostage Monday in the latest of a series…
Messi misses as Brazil beat Argentina
Lionel Messi missed a first-half penalty as Brazil beat Argentina 2-0 in a fiercely contested “Superclasico” friendly in Beijing on…
Brazil’s “Bin Laden” arrested
A candidate running for the Amazonia state assembly in northern Brazil under the monicker Osama Bin Laden was detained during…
Retired colonel found with 351-kilo drug haul
Brazilian police Saturday arrested a retired army colonel after discovering 351 kilograms (770 pounds) of marijuana in his van, Brazilian…
3 dead, 11 missing after tourism vessel capsizes in Brazil
Search and rescue teams on Thursday combed the Paraguay River in search of 11 tourists still missing a day after…
NDLEA monitors over Nigeria-Brazil air route cocaine smuggling
The Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Alhaji Ahmed Giade, on Friday directed personnel of the agency to closely…
Pele: Messi Can Win World Cup
Brazil icon Pele has stressed that Lionel Messi still has a shot at winning a World Cup and added that…
Neymar lifts Brazil over Colombia in friendly
Neymar scored on a second half free kick as Brazil beat Colombia 1-0 Friday in their first game since their…
Four inmates killed, two beheaded in Brazil jail riot
Inmates rioting for better facilities in a Brazilian jail killed four fellow prisoners, decapitating two of them, and took two…
Dunga names Coutinho, Felipe Luis drops Marcelo, Dani Alves
New Brazil coach Dunga announced the first squad of his second spell in charge of the Selecao on Tuesday, with…
Thousands mourn Brazil presidential candidate Campos
Thousands of mourners paid tribute to Brazilian presidential candidate Eduardo Campos here Sunday after the socialist politician’s death in a…