News: Brazil

We have started to collect the most important news related to Brazil in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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Brazil: news

In pictures: Africans in Brazil

Saturday, July 12th 2014, 10:34

Photos of the Africans who have gone to work and study in Brazil
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Ghana dismisses World Cup asylum bid

Friday, July 11th 2014, 15:37
related countries: Ghana

Ghana's government says it is "scandalised" after 200 Ghanaian World Cup fans ask for asylum in Brazil, saying they are fleeing religious conflict.
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Ghanaians ask for asylum in Brazil

Friday, July 11th 2014, 9:23

Some 200 Ghanaians who went to Brazil to watch their team playing in the World Cup ask for asylum, saying they are fleeing religious conflict.
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Amazon nightmare amid record floods

Thursday, July 10th 2014, 23:27

North-west Brazil struggles as floodwaters remain high
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Tearful Neymar: I was almost paralysed

Thursday, July 10th 2014, 22:46

Brazil star Neymar breaks down in tears and claims the challenge that ended his World Cup came close to paralysing him.
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Head of Fifa partner 'flees arrest'

Thursday, July 10th 2014, 21:36

Ray Whelan, head of Fifa partner Match Hospitality, has evaded arrest in Brazil over alleged illegal World Cup ticket sales, Rio police say.
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The boy who smiled for Brazil

Thursday, July 10th 2014, 15:41
related countries: Botswana

A smile from the Brazilian boy whose tears moved the world
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Third place play-off unfair - Van Gaal

Thursday, July 10th 2014, 13:37

Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal is unhappy at having to compete in Saturday's World Cup third-place play-off with Brazil.
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Pints tumble as Brazil fall

Thursday, July 10th 2014, 8:39
related countries: Germany, Ireland
related places: Galway

A pub in Galway in the Republic of Ireland is counting the cost of German success in Tuesday night's World Cup semi-final against Brazil.
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Brazil police indict 12 over tickets

Thursday, July 10th 2014, 3:18

Brazilian police formally accuse the director of a Fifa partner firm and 11 other people over an alleged World Cup ticket-reselling scandal.
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Neymar recovery going 'very well'

Wednesday, July 9th 2014, 19:09
related places: Barcelona

Barcelona say Brazil playmaker Neymar is recovering "very well" from the fractured vertebra which ended his World Cup.
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Malaysian MP in Hitler controversy

Wednesday, July 9th 2014, 10:11
related countries: Germany, Malaysia

A Malaysian MP sparks controversy after he expresses admiration for Germany's win over Brazil in a World Cup semi-final - and Adolf Hitler.
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Brazil defeat breaks Twitter records

Wednesday, July 9th 2014, 9:50
related countries: Germany

Brazil's shock 7-1 defeat to Germany becomes the most discussed sports game on Twitter so far, with 35.6 million tweets sent during the match.
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Shock in Brazil after German rout

Wednesday, July 9th 2014, 4:57
related countries: Germany

No attempt to justify Brazil's crushing World Cup defeat
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Luiz 'sorry' for Brazil humiliation

Wednesday, July 9th 2014, 0:23
related countries: Germany

Brazil captain David Luiz apologises to his compatriots after the hosts suffer a 7-1 World Cup semi-final defeat by Germany.
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Brazil cracked up, says Germany coach

Wednesday, July 9th 2014, 0:00
related countries: Germany

Brazil "cracked up" during Tuesday's stunning 7-1 World Cup semi-final defeat, according to Germany coach Joachim Low.
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VIDEO: Why 30 orange cars drove 17,400 miles

Tuesday, July 8th 2014, 23:08
related countries: Netherlands
related places: Houten

Dutch fan Ralph van Houten took the long way to Brazil, driving 28,000 km from New York to Rio in a convoy of 30 orange painted cars and motorbikes.
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Klose sets World Cup goals record

Tuesday, July 8th 2014, 20:26
related countries: Germany

Germany's Miroslav Klose is the record World Cup scorer after netting his 16th goal in the semi-final against Brazil.
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We can cope without Neymar - Scolari

Monday, July 7th 2014, 22:32
related countries: Germany

Coach Luiz Felipe Scolari says Brazil will cope without Neymar when they face Germany in Tuesday's Fifa World Cup semi-final.
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Neymar still has 'champion' dream

Saturday, July 5th 2014, 21:16

Brazil star Neymar says his team-mates can make him a world champion despite his own World Cup being ended by injury.
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Zuniga apologises for Neymar injury

Saturday, July 5th 2014, 19:13

Colombia defender Juan Zuniga apologises to Neymar for the injury that has ruled the Brazil striker out of the World Cup.
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VIDEO: Huge grasshopper lands on Rodriguez

Saturday, July 5th 2014, 1:10
related countries: Colombia
related places: Fortaleza

An insect landed on Colombia's James Rodriguez after he scored a penalty against Brazil during their 2014 World Cup quarter-finals at the Castelao arena in Fortaleza.
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Flyover collapses in Brazilian city

Friday, July 4th 2014, 11:18
related places: Belo Horizonte

A partly-built flyover collapses on to several vehicles in the Brazilian World Cup host city of Belo Horizonte, killing two people.
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Fifa linked to Brazil ticket gang

Friday, July 4th 2014, 9:41

Police in Brazil say they have identified a Fifa official alleged to have been involved in the illegal sale of World Cup tickets.
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Scolari confident of World Cup glory

Thursday, July 3rd 2014, 20:51

Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari says his side are three steps away from World Cup glory and rejects criticism of his methods.
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Boleto hack may lose Brazil $3.75bn

Thursday, July 3rd 2014, 14:53
related countries: United States

Researchers from an American security company have unearthed a substantial malware-based fraud ring that has potentially stolen $3.75bn from users of payment method Boleto.
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Colombians get time off to see match

Thursday, July 3rd 2014, 11:45
related countries: Colombia

Government workers in Colombia are given Friday afternoon off to watch the national squad play Brazil in the World Cup quarter-finals.
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Brazil's currency marks 20 years

Tuesday, July 1st 2014, 14:43

Brazil's currency, the real, that helped end decades of rampant inflation, reaches its 20th anniversary, as the country struggles with an anaemic economy.
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Nigeria coach Keshi resigns after exit

Monday, June 30th 2014, 22:26
related countries: Nigeria

Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi resigns and Joseph Yobo retires after the Super Eagles' exit from the World Cup in Brazil.
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VIDEO: S Korea players pelted with toffees

Monday, June 30th 2014, 14:44
related countries: South Korea

South Korea's World Cup team had a very sombre homecoming on Monday, after the squad failed to win any of its three games in Brazil and was knocked out in the group stages.
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Indonesia sees massive deforestation

Monday, June 30th 2014, 9:58
related countries: Indonesia

A new study using satellite images shows that Indonesia has surpassed Brazil in deforestation rate for the first time.
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Costa Ricans celebrate historic win

Monday, June 30th 2014, 8:29
related countries: Costa Rica

Tens of thousands in Costa Rica celebrate the national team's dramatic qualification for the quarter-finals of the football World Cup in Brazil.
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Brazil's singing gauchos

Sunday, June 29th 2014, 23:26

Brazil's music festivals that celebrate cowboy traditions
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Scolari hopeful over Neymar injury

Sunday, June 29th 2014, 8:06
related countries: Colombia

Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari hopes Neymar will be fit to face Colombia in the quarter-finals of the 2014 Fifa World Cup.
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Brazilian relief masks underlying tensions

Sunday, June 29th 2014, 6:43
related countries: Botswana

Brazil's narrow win keeps lid on boiling pot of emotions
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We are closing in on heaven - Scolari

Saturday, June 28th 2014, 23:03
related countries: Chile

Luiz Felipe Scolari says Brazil are three games from "heaven" after beating Chile on penalties in the World Cup.
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Brazil 1-1 Chile (3-2 pens)

Saturday, June 28th 2014, 19:55
related countries: Chile

Hosts Brazil knock Chile out of the 2014 Fifa World Cup in the second round with a 3-2 win on penalties.
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The story of Brazil's 'sacred jersey'

Friday, June 27th 2014, 23:33

How Brazil came to wear its iconic golden yellow shirt
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Can Chile cause the ultimate upset?

Friday, June 27th 2014, 18:28
related countries: Chile, Spain

During the group stage, Chile shocked Spain and impressed the world. Now La Roja are planning to spoil Brazil's party.
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Chris Kamara catches Brazilian thief

Friday, June 27th 2014, 17:40
related countries: Botswana

Football pundit and former Leeds United star Chris Kamara chases down a suspected thief at the World Cup in Brazil.
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Nigeria boycott training in money row

Friday, June 27th 2014, 9:36
related countries: Nigeria

Nigeria's World Cup squad refused to train on Thursday because of a row over bonus payments for their performance in Brazil.
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VIDEO: Harry visits addicts in Brazil's 'crack land'

Friday, June 27th 2014, 5:11
related places: Sao Paulo

As part of his tour of South America, Prince Harry visited an area of Sao Paulo, known as 'crack land', where he learned about a government project to cut down on crack cocaine addiction.
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US halts work for Germany clash

Thursday, June 26th 2014, 19:52
related countries: Germany, United States

Parts of the US came to a standstill as people took time out from work to watch their team lose 1-0 but still advance to the World Cup last 16.
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VIDEO: Giving birth naturally in Brazil

Thursday, June 26th 2014, 14:35

Over 50% of all births are by Caesarean in Brazil, but some women are determined to defy the trend and give birth naturally.
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VIDEO: Can you trust your sunglasses?

Thursday, June 26th 2014, 14:25

Scientists in Brazil have developed a quick way to make sure your sunglasses are protecting your eyes from the sun's harmful rays.
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