Tag: Brazil

London: Neymar has reassured fans that an injury he suffered during Brazil’s 1-0 victory over Cameroon in a friendly is not serious. The Paris Saint-Germain forward limped off early in the match at Stadium MK on Tuesday with what appeared to be an adductor muscle injury, reports Xinhua news agency. “It was nothing serious,” Neymar […]

Rio de Janeiro: Brazilian President Michel Temer has announced deployment of armed forces in the border state of Roraima to restore order disrupted by an immigration crisis. The announcement came on Tuesday after thousands of Venezuelan immigrants entered Brazil through Roraima in 2017. The significant rise in their population caused tensions in the state where […]

Samara (Russia): Brazil’s talisman Neymar scored one and assisted another in the second-half as the five-time world champions defeated Mexico 2-0 here on Monday to enter the FIFA World Cup quarter-finals. Neymar scored from a close-range in the 51st minute before setting up for Roberto Firmino’s strike in the 88th minute as Mexico failed to […]

Sochi: Brazil coach Tite dispelled doubts on Wednesday regarding the team that will play against Switzerland in their first FIFA World Cup match, confirming that he will use the starting XI who beat Austria 3-0 in a friendly over the weekend. Brazil’s starting lineup will be made up of goalkeeper Alisson; defenders Danilo, Thiago Silva, […]

Sao Paulo: Brazilian tennis legend Maria Bueno, who dominated the women’s game in the late 1950s and for much of the 1960s, has died at the age of 78 after a battle with mouth cancer. Bueno passed away at the 9 de Julho hospital here, where she had been admitted several days earlier, doctors and […]

Rio de Janeiro: Paris Saint-Germain and Brazil forward Neymar has undergone successful surgery on his injured right foot, according to the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF). The 26-year-old suffered a fractured fifth metatarsal during PSG’s 3-0 Ligue 1 victory over Marseille on February 25, reports Xinhua news agency. Brazil national team doctor Rodrigo Lasmar performed the […]

Brasilia: Brazilian Health Minister Ricardo Barros has proposed to vaccinate the entire country against yellow fever, after the disease emerged in new areas. The recommendation will now be discussed with international organisations, such as the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). At the start of February, vaccination efforts began in […]

It will be the first time that South American football's biggest rivals have met in the final of the continental tournament since 2007, when Brazil won 3-0 in the Venezuelan city of Maracaibo.

Brasilia: Brazil has joined the International Energy Agency (IEA) as an association nation, a move that will further drive the country to develop clean energy, a media report said. Brazilian Minister of Mines and Energy Fernando Coelho Filho and IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol signed a three-year working program here on Tuesday that details cooperation […]

Kolkata: The rush for tickets for the upcoming Brazil-England FIFA Under-17 World Cup semi-final tie that was shifted to Kolkata from Guwahati, on Monday has registered over 20,000 pre bookings in the online queue over an hour prior to the start of e-ticket sales. The game, originally slated to be held at the Indira Gandhi […]

Kochi: Brazil produced an unconvincing performance to beat a stubborn North Korea 2-0 in a Group D match of the FIFA U-17 World Cup here on Tuesday. Lincoln (56th minute) and Paulinho (61st) struck after the break to save the blushes for Brazil after the Koreans put in a stout defensive performance to frustrate the […]

Sao Paulo: Three persons were killed when a small aircraft crashed into the backyard of a home in the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo, officials said. The Beechcraft plane ended up nose down next to the swimming pool behind the house in Sao Jose do Rio Preto, some 440 km (273 miles) from Sao Paulo […]

Kochi: Brazil defeated Spain 2-1 in a Group D match of the FIFA U-17 World Cup football tournament at the Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium here on Saturday. Spain had taken the lead in the 5th minute through an own goal by Brazil’s Wesley. The South American champions however, recovered to strike back through Lincoln (25th) […]

Rio De Janeiro: A man burned four children to death before setting himself on fire on Thursday at a kindergarten in Brazil’s southeastern state of Minas Gerais. Another 40 people were injured in the attack in the city of Janauba, Xinhua news agency reported. According to mayor and police, a security guard at the school […]

Los Angeles: Singer Lady Gaga has been hospitalised after suffering from severe pain. She also said that she will be unable to perform at the Rock in Rio music festival in Brazil due to her health concerns. Gaga took to Twitter to share the news with her fans and followers, reports variety.com. “Brazil, I’m devastated […]