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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 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 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 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 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 Chile, Spain 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 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

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 Germany, United States 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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Cameroon orders World Cup inquiry

Thursday, June 26th 2014, 13:55
related countries: Cameroon Cameroon

Cameroon President Paul Biya calls for an investigation into the country's poor performance at the World Cup in Brazil.
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Ghana sends $3m cash to World Cup team

Wednesday, June 25th 2014, 12:51
related countries: Ghana Ghana

Ghana's government sends more than $3m (£1.8m) cash in a plane to Brazil to pay the national team's players.
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Brazil land investors lose millions

Wednesday, June 25th 2014, 12:13
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

Hundreds of British investors are looking to take legal action to recover lost money after being convinced to buy land in Brazil in the run-up to the World Cup.
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VIDEO: How Brazil makes world class players

Wednesday, June 25th 2014, 8:38

Many of the stars of Brazil's football teams have risen from poverty and humble surroundings to become world famous stars.
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Suarez in World Cup 'bite' controversy

Tuesday, June 24th 2014, 23:31
related countries: Italy Italy, Uruguay Uruguay

Uruguay's Luis Suarez appears to bite Giorgio Chiellini during a match which sees Italy knocked out of the World Cup.
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Does US really have most fans in Brazil?

Tuesday, June 24th 2014, 23:09
related countries: United States United States

Does the US really have the most fans at the World Cup?
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World Cup: Cameroon 1-4 Brazil

Monday, June 23rd 2014, 22:23
related countries: Cameroon Cameroon

Two goals from Neymar help hosts Brazil reach the last 16 of the 2014 Fifa World Cup, where they will meet Chile.
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Polio virus sample found in Brazil

Monday, June 23rd 2014, 17:55

The World Health Organization says it found a strain of the polio virus at an international airport in Brazil in March, but there are no human cases.
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VIDEO: Inside Dutch football fans' campsite

Monday, June 23rd 2014, 16:01
related countries: Netherlands Netherlands

A massive campsite just for Dutch football fans has been set up in the south of Brazil's largest city.
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Deadly shoot-out in Rio de Janeiro

Monday, June 23rd 2014, 14:48
related places: Rio de Janeiro

Three people have died after a shoot-out in a shanty town in Rio de Janeiro as Brazil hosts tens of thousands of visitors for the football World Cup.
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VIDEO: Brazilian nail art for World Cup

Sunday, June 22nd 2014, 23:02
related countries: Botswana Botswana

Football fans often paint their faces in team colours, but nail salons in Brazil are now offering special designs for the World Cup.
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Brazil's Rousseff backed for re-run

Saturday, June 21st 2014, 20:54

The governing Workers Party in Brazil officially endorses President Dilma Rousseff to run for re-election in October.
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VIDEO: Huge sinkhole near World Cup stadium

Saturday, June 21st 2014, 10:13

Residents have been evacuated from a favela near a World Cup stadium in Brazil, after a huge sinkhole opened up.
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Brazilians who avoid the World Cup

Friday, June 20th 2014, 15:44

Not everyone in Brazil is a fan of the beautiful game
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VIDEO: Chile fans: 'We are not criminals'

Thursday, June 19th 2014, 14:33
related countries: Chile Chile, Spain Spain
related places: Maracana

A group of 88 Chilean football fans are told they have to leave Brazil after they forced their way into the press centre at the Maracana stadium on Wednesday in a bid to watch their team play Spain.
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VIDEO: Capoeira lessons for children of DRC

Thursday, June 19th 2014, 9:53
related countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo

Impoverished children of the Democratic Republic of Congo are taking lessons in capoeira - a mix of martial arts and dance associated with Brazil.
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England will attack Uruguay - Hodgson

Wednesday, June 18th 2014, 21:57
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

Roy Hodgson says England will attack Uruguay in Thursday's crucial group game even though defeat could send them out.
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Brazil builder 'used slave labour'

Wednesday, June 18th 2014, 15:54

Prosecutors in Brazil begin action against a leading construction firm, Odebrecht, accusing it of keeping 500 workers in "slave-like conditions".
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VIDEO: Friars get into the football habit

Wednesday, June 18th 2014, 15:33

Howard Johnson meets a group of friars in Brazil who play football three times a week saying the sport helps them to ''teach and learn a lot''.
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Uruguay team's caramel spread seized

Tuesday, June 17th 2014, 13:41
related countries: Uruguay Uruguay

Uruguay's football team had a large amount of dulce de leche caramel spread confiscated upon its arrival in Brazil for the World Cup, officials say.
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VIDEO: England fans walk 1,966km to Brazil

Monday, June 16th 2014, 23:00

England fans walk 1,966 km to the World Cup
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Brazil centrist to take on Rousseff

Saturday, June 14th 2014, 21:52

Centrist Senator Aecio Neves from Brazil's opposition Social Democracy party will run against President Dilma Rousseff in October's election.
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The goal that broke Brazil's heart

Friday, June 13th 2014, 23:29
related countries: Botswana Botswana

The man who broke Brazilian hearts at the 1950 World Cup
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Kenya team sent to Brazil - to watch

Friday, June 13th 2014, 11:11
related countries: Kenya Kenya

Kenya's president pays for the national football team to go and watch some World Cup matches in Brazil to inspire them to qualify in future.
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'Scandalous' referee angers Croatia

Friday, June 13th 2014, 7:36
related countries: Croatia Croatia

The referee who awarded Brazil a controversial penalty should not be at the World Cup, says Croatia defender Dejan Lovren.
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Brazil star Dani Alves's humble roots

Friday, June 13th 2014, 0:10

Brazil footballer Dani Alves's humble beginnings
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World Cup: Brazil 3-1 Croatia

Thursday, June 12th 2014, 23:03
related countries: Croatia Croatia

Neymar scores two goals, including a controversial penalty, as hosts Brazil make a winning start at the 2014 Fifa World Cup.
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VIDEO: Brazil's year of World Cup protests

Thursday, June 12th 2014, 5:37

As the World Cup begins in Brazil, Julia Carneiro looks back at a year that saw millions of Brazilians take to the streets in protest.
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Can boy prince Neymar be Brazil's next king?

Wednesday, June 11th 2014, 12:05

Can boy prince Neymar be Brazil's next king?
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Pressure's on Brazil's Neymar - Pele

Wednesday, June 11th 2014, 5:33

Brazil legend Pele is concerned striker Neymar is under too much pressure to inspire the hosts to World Cup glory.
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Scolari's nephew killed in car crash

Tuesday, June 10th 2014, 21:49

A nephew of Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari is killed in a car crash two days before the World Cup begins.
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VIDEO: Sao Paulo metro strike suspended

Tuesday, June 10th 2014, 6:59
related places: Sao Paulo

Metro workers in Brazil's biggest city Sao Paulo have voted to suspend strike action for two days to allow for negotiations.
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VIDEO: One dead in Brazil monorail collapse

Tuesday, June 10th 2014, 2:53
related places: Sao Paulo

A worker building a monorail in Brazil's biggest city, Sao Paulo, has died after a section of the prestigious project collapsed.
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