Tag: Brazil
Brazil forced to release Russia-based stars before matches
Brazil was already without players from the English Premier League, but now they have had to send back two Russia-based…
Breaking: Brazil beat Spain to win Olympics football gold
In the final match played on Saturday, Brazil stormed into the lead through Matheus Cunha's goal during added time in…
Brazil, Ivory Coast in Olympics football quarter-finals, Germany crash
The Brazilian Olympics football team have qualified for the quarter-finals of the ongoing Tokyo 2020 along with Ivory Coast.
Richarlison grabs hat-trick as Brazil thrash Germany in Olympics football
Richarlison grabbed a hat-trick on Thursday as Brazil thrashed Germany 4-2 in their first football match at the 2020 Tokyo…
Brazil police probe Bolsonaro for inflated vaccine contract
Brazil's federal police have formally begun a probe of President Jair Bolsonaro over alleged irregularities in the purchase of an…
Argentina beat Brazil for Copa America, Messi wins first title [Photos]
Argentina ended their 28-year title drought on Saturday when an Angel Di Maria goal gave them a 1-0 win over…
Brazil await Argentina or Colombia in Copa America final
Brazil now await the winner of Tuesday's other semi-final between Argentina and Colombia in the Copa America final at the…
Copa America: 10-man Brazil scrape through to semi-final
Despite playing most of the second half with 10 players, Brazil overcame Chile 1-0 in their quarterfinal match at the…
Nigeria bans flights from Turkey, Brazil, India, South Africa
Nigeria extends the ban on flights from Brazil, Turkey and India by four weeks. South Africa has been added to…
COVID-19 kills over 500,000 in Brazil
Brazil’s death toll from COVID-19 surpassed 500,000 on Saturday, with experts warning the fatalities may worsen.
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Brazil’s President Bolsonaro rides ‘Okada’ to rally [Video]
Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro rode at the head of a large motorbike rally by his supporters on Sunday to mark…
Brazil rejects Russia’s Sputnik vaccine
Brazil’s National Health Regulation Agency (Anvisa) on Tuesday rejected the importation of the Russian COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V.
Brazil rejects Russian COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V
Brazil’s National Health Regulation Agency (Anvisa) on Tuesday declared itself against the import of the Russian COVID-19 vaccine, Sputnik V.
Over 300,000 Brazilians die of COVID-19
Brazil has on Wednesday registered over 300,000 COVID-19 deaths since the start of the Coronavirus pandemic.
Brazilian President Bolsonaro faces huge public disapproval
Brazilians’ disapproval of President Jair Bolsonaro’s handling of the COVID-19 is at a record high as Brazil struggles with its…
Brazil starts production of AstraZeneca vaccine
Brazil has started large-scale production of the AstraZeneca vaccine at the country's key Fiocruz research facility in Rio de Janeiro,…
Protests in Brazil over killing of black man
Protests broke out across Brazil on Friday, the country's Black Consciousness Day, after a video went viral showing a black…
Brazilian senator Rodrigues hides money in underwear to evade police search
A Brazilian senator, Chico Rodrigues has been caught hiding money in his underwear during a police investigation into the diversion…
Brazil records over 4 million COVID-19 cases
Brazil's COVID-19 caseload overshot the 4 million mark on Thursday, with 43,773 new cases and 834 deaths reported in the…
Brazil agrees to equal pay for men, women players
Brazil's football federation (CBF) has announced that it will now pay men and women under the national team, the same…
Brazil’s COVID-19 deaths top 100,000
Brazil’s death toll from COVID-19 passed 100,000 on Saturday and continues to climb as most Brazilian cities reopen shops and…
COVID-19: Gov’t supporters call for military intervention
Numerous government supporters have taken to the streets of Brazil and have called for intervention by the armed forces, in…
Coronavirus: Health minister sacked over stay-at-home measure
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has sacked his health minister after clashing with him over how to fight the new coronavirus.
2 Brazilian state governors test positive for coronavirus
Two Brazilian state governors tested positive for the new coronavirus on Tuesday. They are Governor Wilson Witzel of the tourist…
Massive jailbreaks in Brazil ahead of coronavirus lockdown
Hundreds of prisoners broke out of four Brazilian jails on Monday, the day before their day-release privileges were due to…
Brazil’s president, who dined with Trump, tests positive for coronavirus
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has tested positive for coronavirus, the country's Journal O Dia, reported.
Trump in coronavirus danger; Brazil official who met him positive
US President Donald Trump is surely in some coronavirus danger, but he has shrugged it off as not being of…
Brazil judge yanks off Gay Jesus Netflix movie
A judge in Brazil has issued a temporary injunction forcing Netflix to withdraw a comedy that depicts Jesus Christ in…
Group behind ‘Gay Jesus’ movie hit with Molotov cocktails
Molotov cocktails were thrown at the headquarters of Brazilian comedy group Porta dos Fundos in Rio de Janeiro on Christmas…
Brazil’s leader Bolsonaro hospitalised
Brazilian leader Jair Bolsonaro was hospitalized Monday after an accident at his home in Brasilia, the latest health scare for…