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.

World news related to Brazil – overview

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• April 23rd 2014 – February 20th 2014
• February 19th 2014 – January 7th 2014
• January 6th 2014 – November 27th 2013
• November 27th 2013 – October 17th 2013
• October 17th 2013 – August 27th 2013
• August 27th 2013 – July 22nd 2013
• July 22nd 2013 – June 26th 2013
• June 25th 2013 – June 10th 2013
• June 7th 2013 – April 2nd 2013
• April 2nd 2013 – February 6th 2013
• February 5th 2013 – November 27th 2012
• November 26th 2012 – September 27th 2012
• September 27th 2012 – August 2nd 2012
• August 1st 2012 – May 16th 2012
• May 15th 2012 – March 3rd 2012
• March 2nd 2012 – December 24th 2011
• December 22nd 2011 – September 16th 2011
• September 16th 2011 – June 23rd 2011
• June 21st 2011 – April 5th 2011
• April 2nd 2011 – February 1st 2011
• January 31st 2011 – December 2nd 2010
• December 2nd 2010 – October 4th 2010
• October 4th 2010 – July 21st 2010
• July 21st 2010 – May 22nd 2010
• May 20th 2010 – February 12th 2010
• February 11th 2010 – October 29th 2009
• October 28th 2009 – July 30th 2009
• July 29th 2009 – May 6th 2009
• May 5th 2009 – November 20th 2008
• November 19th 2008 – July 10th 2008
• July 8th 2008 – December 23rd 2007
• December 21st 2007 – July 28th 2007
• July 27th 2007 – May 9th 2007
• May 4th 2007 – December 4th 2006
• November 23rd 2006 – July 6th 2006
• July 1st 2006 – March 30th 2006
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Brazil: news

Brazil badly prepared, says Blatter

Monday, January 6th 2014, 16:06

Fifa president Sepp Blatter accuses host nation Brazil of being badly prepared with five months to go before the World Cup.
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VIDEO: Brazil World Cup plans under fire

Monday, January 6th 2014, 15:46

Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff has insisted her nation will pull off a successful World Cup, despite Fifa criticism that the hosts started preparations late.
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Brazil tribe returns home after riot

Monday, December 30th 2013, 23:54

Some 150 members of the Tenharim indigenous tribe in northern Brazil return to their lands nearly a week after seeking refuge in a military base.
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VIDEO: The opera house in the Amazon

Sunday, December 29th 2013, 0:28

The man who has spent 40 years working at Manaus Opera House, in Brazil's Amazon rainforest region.
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Brazil indigenous reserve attacked

Saturday, December 28th 2013, 2:32
related places: Amazonas

Residents of a remote town in Brazil's Amazonas state attack an indigenous reserve, hours after members of a nearby tribe sought refuge at an army base.
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Deadly floods hit south-east Brazil

Friday, December 27th 2013, 14:40
related countries: Botswana
related places: Espirito Santo, Minas Gerais

Dozens of people are killed after heavy rains cause flooding and landslides in the south-eastern Brazilian states of Espirito Santo and Minas Gerais.
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VIDEO: Heavy rains wreak havoc in Brazil

Friday, December 27th 2013, 4:55

The worst rains to strike Brazil for 90 years have killed at least 44 people and left tens of thousands homeless.
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Amazon gold workers fight to stay in their mine

Thursday, December 26th 2013, 3:01

Prospectors fighting for their livelihood in Brazil's Amazon
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VIDEO: Dozens dead in South American floods

Wednesday, December 25th 2013, 5:06
related countries: United States
related places: South

At least 30 people have been killed after torrential rain caused flooding in two of Brazil's south-eastern states.
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Aid pledged to Brazil flood-hit area

Wednesday, December 25th 2013, 4:15

Floods and landslides caused by heavy rain in south-eastern Brazil kill at least 30 people and force thousands from their homes.
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Raja Casablanca 3-1 Atletico Mineiro

Thursday, December 19th 2013, 11:56
related countries: Morocco

Moroccan champions Raja Casablanca stun Brazil's Atletico Mineiro to reach the Club World Cup final.
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Saab wins $4.5bn Brazil jet contract

Thursday, December 19th 2013, 9:34
related countries: Sweden

Shares in Sweden's Saab surge almost 30% after the company edges out rivals Boeing and Dassault to win a $4.5bn (£2.7bn) contract to supply Brazil's air force with new fighter jets.
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UN adopts anti-spying resolution

Wednesday, December 18th 2013, 23:54
related countries: Germany

The UN General Assembly adopt a resolution proposed by Brazil and Germany urging all countries to guarantee privacy rights to users of the internet.
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Biggs in Brazil: Ambiguous reputation

Wednesday, December 18th 2013, 14:37

The sunshine years of the notorious train robber
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Brazil court ruling saves Fluminense

Tuesday, December 17th 2013, 0:39

A controversial ruling by Brazil's Superior Court of Sporting Justice saves last year's football league champions, Fluminense, from relegation.
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Amazon stadium building halted

Sunday, December 15th 2013, 23:13
related countries: Botswana
related places: Manaus

A court in Brazil halts construction work at the World Cup stadium in the city of Manaus, where a builder fell to his death from a roof.
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Worker dies in Brazil stadium fall

Saturday, December 14th 2013, 22:52
related countries: United Kingdom

A construction worker dies after falling from the roof of the Amazon stadium where England open their 2014 World Cup campaign.
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VIDEO: Germany builds own World Cup complex

Saturday, December 14th 2013, 2:47
related countries: Germany

Three-time World Cup winners Germany will use a purpose-built training base in Brazil during the competition's finals in 2014.
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Germany to build World Cup base

Friday, December 13th 2013, 17:13
related countries: Germany
related places: Munich

Three-time World Cup winners Germany will use a new training base built by a Munich property firm in Brazil next summer.
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Brazilian ex-president 'murdered'

Tuesday, December 10th 2013, 4:07
related countries: Botswana

An investigative commission in Brazil says it has found evidence that the ex-president Juscelino Kubitschek was murdered by the 1970s military regime.
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VIDEO: Violence at Brazil football match

Monday, December 9th 2013, 1:18

A football match in southern Brazil is suspended for an hour after a violent brawl breaks out between rival fans.
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VIDEO: 'Be on the ball' for World Cup

Saturday, December 7th 2013, 11:23
related countries: United Kingdom

The British Ambassador to Brazil, Alex Ellis, spoke to the BBC's Natalie Pirks about the World Cup draw, England fans and Brazil's welcome to the World Cup.
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England given tough World Cup draw

Friday, December 6th 2013, 19:05
related countries: Costa Rica, Italy, United Kingdom

England are drawn alongside Italy, Uruguay and Costa Rica in Group D at the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil.
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Spain face Dutch in repeat of final

Friday, December 6th 2013, 19:03
related countries: Netherlands, Spain

Spain will open their defence of the World Cup against 2010 finalists Netherlands at next year's tournament in Brazil.
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Jaguar Land Rover invests in Brazil

Thursday, December 5th 2013, 20:19

Jaguar Land Rover confirms plans to build a £240m car plant in Brazil capable of producing 24,000 vehicles a year.
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Brazil to miss Fifa stadium deadline

Thursday, December 5th 2013, 5:00

Brazil admits that all its stadiums still under construction for the 2014 football World Cup will not be ready by Fifa's original 31 December deadline.
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VIDEO: Battle over Brazil 'slave land'

Tuesday, December 3rd 2013, 7:40

A UN working group has arrived in Brazil to examine the issue of racial inequality.
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Fire ravages Oscar Niemeyer building

Saturday, November 30th 2013, 5:13
related places: Sao Paulo

Authorities in Brazil's largest city, Sao Paulo, fight a major blaze at a landmark building designed by modernist architect Oscar Niemeyer.
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Brazil's controversial World Cup substitution

Saturday, November 30th 2013, 2:43

The controversy over who presents the World Cup draw
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Brazil intervenes in indian land row

Friday, November 29th 2013, 20:21
related countries: Botswana
related places: Mato Grosso

Brazilian soldiers of the National Force are being deployed to prevent escalation of conflicts over indigenous land in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul.
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Nigerian 'hid cocaine in speakers'

Thursday, November 28th 2013, 16:47
related countries: Nigeria

Nigerian police say they have arrested a man with $500,000 worth of cocaine stashed inside hi-fi speakers brought on a flight from Brazil.
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No plans to move World Cup - Fifa

Thursday, November 28th 2013, 12:09

Fifa says it has no plans to move the 2014 World Cup away from Brazil despite the latest building accident at a stadium.
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Dubai chosen to host World Expo 2020

Thursday, November 28th 2013, 3:05
related countries: Russia

Dubai is chosen to host the World Expo trade convention in 2020 - beating off rival bids from Brazil, Turkey and Russia.
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Two die in Brazil stadium accident

Wednesday, November 27th 2013, 20:50

Two people are killed in an accident at a Sao Paulo stadium that will be used to host games in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
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Two die in Brazil stadium accident

Wednesday, November 27th 2013, 20:19
related places: Sao Paulo

Two people die as a crane falls into the roof of a Sao Paulo stadium due to host the opening ceremony of Brazil's 2014 World Cup finals.
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