Thousands of Brazilians backing a movement to help homeless workers rallied in Sao Paulo to protest a lack of housing, shoddy public services and huge spending on the World Cup. Police put attendance at 15,000 while organizers said it was more than…
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Indomitable Lions striker Samuel Eto’o was in the Ivory Coast from 14th through 18th May at the invitation of the…
Inmates at a maximum-security prison in northeast Brazil, who had taken four guards and more than 100 visiting relatives hostage during a riot, released all the captives Sunday, officials said. Negotiators secured the remaining hostages’ release just…
MIAMI, FL–(Marketwired – May 15, 2014) – Brazil Interactive Media, Inc. (OTCQB: BIMI) (the “Company”), today announced that on May…
TROY, MI–(Marketwired – May 13, 2014) – iDashboards, leader in Business Intelligence (BI) dashboard software, today announced an aggressive plan…
NEW YORK, May 9, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today the appointment of Marco…
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has announced a 30-man provisional roster for the FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014. The announcement…
A Brazilian fan was killed Friday night after being struck by a toilet bowl hurled in clashes following a second division game, local media reported, just 40 days before Brazil hosts the World Cup. Santa Cruz, based in the northeastern coastal city…
Thousands of Formula One fans gathered for a commemoration on Thursday at the Imola circuit — 20 years to the day after Brazilian champion Ayrton Senna was killed here in the sport’s darkest day. Dozens of enthusiasts drove their own cars around the…
At the start of her opening address to the NETmundial conference in Sao Paolo this Tuesday, Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff…
© FIFA.comBrazil will be represented by 18-year-old Rafael Salles Leite Fortes at the 2014 FIFA Interactive World Cup (FIWC) Grand…
16 April 2014 – As the FIFA World Cup in Brazil draws closer, the United Nations agency leading the response…
Brazil international midfielder Sandro has lost his place in the Tottenham Hotspur squad because he is “not good enough” to get into the team, manager Tim Sherwood said on Saturday. “He’s not selected at the moment. I don’t think he’s good enough to…
Brazil will spend 24.1 billion reais ($10.8 billion) on infrastructure projects for the 2016 Rio Olympics in an effort to ensure South America’s first Games are delivered on time, organizers have announced. The figure will take the total projected spending…
Brazilian star Neymar could miss the rest of the club season after being ruled out for four weeks with an injured left foot, dealing Barcelona a worrying blow to their La Liga hopes. The club confirmed on Thursday that the 22-year-old picked up the…
The UN’s AIDS body said Wednesday it had appointed Brazilian football star David Luiz to help rally fans to join efforts to prevent the spread of HIV ahead of the World Cup. UNAIDS said it had named the Brazilian vice captain as its “International Goodwill…
Brazil’s Petrobras has turned over documents sought by authorities investigating an alleged $4.5 billion money-laundering operation, the latest in a series of problems to plague the state oil giant. Petrobras CEO Graca Foster supplied federal police…
FIFA is investing USD 1 million in a TV production internship programme for Brazilian students during the 2014 FIFA World…
Thousands of soldiers in armored vehicles, trucks and on foot fanned out across Rio de Janeiro’s most notorious slum on Saturday to shore up security before the World Cup. The move is the latest attempt to drive drug gangs out of the notorious Mare…
England manager Roy Hodgson has promised his team will go on the offensive at the World Cup after being criticised for a cautious approach at Euro 2012. Hodgson’s side kick off their World Cup campaign against Italy in Manaus on June 14 in a rematch…