Brazil is pulling ahead in the race that no one wants to win.
Over the past month, the South American nation has blown past a series of grisly milestones, repeatedly setting new records for most Covid-19 deaths per day. In the past week, it set (...)
The killing of an Afro-Brazilian man, and the widespread outrage it has sparked, underscores the urgent need for the government to tackle racism and racial discrimination in South America's largest country, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on (...)
Ahead of two important meetings of rich country governments this week, climate activists all over the world are mobilizing online and offline to call for a just recovery.
National governments and central banks representatives at the European Council (...)
Flamengo scored four goals in a superb second half, demolishing Gremio 5-0 on Wednesday and qualifying for the Copa Libertadores final for the first time since 1981.
The win in South America's equivalent of the Champions League came after the two (...)
A court in southern Brazil has forbidden ex-Barcelona striker Ronaldinho from selling 57 of his real estate properties due to an unpaid environmental fine and other debts, a Brazilian newspaper reported on Monday.
The Folha de S.Paulo paper said the (...)
Peru will produce a far better performance in the Copa America final against Brazil than their 5-0 defeat by the hosts earlier in the tournament, midfielder Yoshimar Yotun said after his side stunned holders Chile 3-0 in the semifinals.
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Brazilian fans will be vital to lifting the team when they return to the site of their worst defeat in this week's Copa America semifinal against Argentina, coach Tite said on Monday.
The match on Tuesday is at Belo Horizonte's Mineirao stadium, the (...)
Brazil reached the last four of the Copa America on Thursday with a 4-3 penalty shootout win over Paraguay after their compelling quarterfinal in Porto Alegre ended scoreless.
Gabriel got the winning kick for Brazil after Gustavo Gomez and Derlis (...)
Uruguay twice came from behind to draw 2-2 against a young Japan side in the Copa America with the help of two questionable refereeing decisions and will have to wait until their final group game to book their place in the quarterfinals.
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The Copa America's official song is titled "A Continent Vibrates" but if the strikingly low attendances at some matches are anything to go by, many in South America, especially in the host nation Brazil, seem wholly unenthused by the tournament.
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Philippe Coutinho scored a second half double and Everton added a cracking third as Brazil recovered from a sleepy start to beat Bolivia 3-0 in their Copa America opener on Friday.
Both sides were poor in the first period but the game briefly came (...)
Gabriel Jesus got a brace and David Neres chalked up his first international goal as Brazil overran a hapless Honduras 7-0 in a pre-Copa America friendly on Sunday.
Manchester City striker Jesus opened the scoring after six minutes with a header and (...)
Brazil have called up Chelsea forward Willian to replace the injured Neymar for this month's Copa America, the Brazilian Football Confederation said on Friday.
Neymar withdrew from the squad on Thursday after rupturing ligaments in his right ankle (...)
Hosts Brazil were given a kind draw and will face Peru, Venezuela and Bolivia in the 2019 Copa America, a tournament they have not won since 2007 and one they will be under huge pressure to win on home soil.
Thursday's draw also placed Argentina, (...)
A Brazilian court on Wednesday confirmed
a corruption conviction and nine-and-a-half-year prison sentence that
had been handed to former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, according to dpa.
Two of the three judges backed upholding the conviction (...)
COPA Airlines, subsidiary of Copa Holdings, S.A., and Turkish Airlines, both members of Star Alliance, the leading global airline network, signed a Codeshare Agreement which will offer passengers more flight options with seamless connections through (...)
أفاد موقع "العربية.نت"أنه أتصل بعد ظهر الثلاثاء، بشركة في البرازيل المعتبرة رابع مصدّر للأسلحة الخفيفة بالعالم، وهي "فورجاس تاورس" الأكبر بصناعة الأسلحة في أميركا اللاتينية، والمعروفة باسم Taurus اختصارا، لأنها أصبحت حديث الإعلام بين القارات، منذ (...)
Brazilian builder Andrade Gutierrez will confess to paying bribes for 2014 FIFA World Cup contracts and business with state-run companies Petrobras and Eletrobras, a newspaper report said Friday.
Andrade Gutierrez agreed with Brazil's (...)
WELLINGTON — Five-time champion Brazil limped into the FIFA Under-20 World Cup quarterfinals Thursday after a penalty shoot-out with Uruguay, while fellow heavyweight Germany eased through without even hitting top gear.
Host nation New Zealand (...)
ALGIERS — Algeria coach Vahid Halilhodzic has confirmed his departure from the job despite presidential pleas that he stay on after taking the North African nation to the knockout phase of the World Cup finals for the first time. The Bosnian coach (...)
PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil — Lionel Messi scored twice to inspire Argentina to a thrilling 3-2 win over Nigeria Wednesday which clinched top spot in World Cup Group F and sent home an army of Sky Blue supporters with smiles on their faces.
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Two goals from Lionel Messi and one from Marcos Rojo saw Argentina beat Nigeria 3-2 to qualify at the top of Group F.
The battling Super Eagles also went through to the Round of 16 after Iran were defeated 3-1 by Bosnia in the group's other game in (...)
Nigeria's coach says striker Michael Babatunde is undergoing surgery for a broken arm after being hit by a ball struck by a teammate in their World Cup match against Argentina on Wednesday, AP reported.
Babatunde was stretchered off the pitch in a (...)
A second-half by strike by substitute Memphis Depay gave Netherlands a 3-2 comeback victory over Australia in an absorbing World Cup Group B match on Wednesday.
According to AP, the result puts Netherlands into a strong position to advance to the (...)
PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil — A swashbuckling Karim Benzema led the charge as France overwhelmed Honduras 3-0 in their Group E opener Sunday, showing a resurgence of flair that should bury the memories of Les Bleus' debacle in South Africa in 2010.
Benzema (...)
