Tag: Brazil

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 […]

Barcelona: FC Barcelona star forward Lionel Messi on Wednesday bid farewell to teammate and “friend” Neymar after the Catalan giants confirmed that the Brazil star is set to leave. “It was an enormous pleasure to have shared these years with you Neymar, friend. I wish you a lot of luck in the next stage of […]

Rio de Janeiro: Neymar has urged his Brazil teammates to bury the harrowing memory of the last FIFA World Cup and write a new chapter in the country’s storied football history in Russia next year. Saddled with the pressure of hosting their first World Cup in 64 years, Brazil’s hopes of winning a fairytale sixth […]

Brasilia: A new programme is introducing people in some shantytowns in Rio de Janeiro to yoga, teaching residents of some of Brazil’s poorest areas how to deal with the stress caused by the constant violence around them. Residents of the Alemao, Mare, Cidade de Deus and Cantagalo shantytowns, where shootouts occur on an almost daily […]

Brasilia: Brazil’s Supreme Court said it has authorised the police to question President Michel Temer about corruption allegations. The head of state has the option to respond in writing to a list of questions, rather than submit to an interrogation in person. The Supreme Court, which has jurisdiction over cases involving senior officials and members […]

Rio de Janeiro: Brazil’s former Finance Minister Guido Mantega has admitted that he owned an undeclared bank account in a Swiss bank with $600,000. Mantega served as Finance Minister from 2006 to 2015, during most of the term of former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and of the first presidential term of impeached President Dilma […]

Rio de Janeiro: Former Brazil international striker Luis Fabiano was on target as Vasco da Gama defeated local rivals Fluminense 3-2 in Brazil’s Serie A championship. Fabiano struck just before the half-hour mark before Henrique Dourado scored twice in five minutes to hand Fluminense the lead at the Sao Januario stadium here on Saturday, reports […]

Brasilia: Brazil’s bar association has called President Michel Temer’s impeachment, after a tape revealed in which he agreed to bribe former Speaker Eduardo Cunha into silence. In a statement, the Order of Attorneys of Brazil (OAB) said that its federal council decided on Sunday to call for Temer’s impeachment and urged the Chamber of Deputies […]

Brasilia: The defence team of former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Tuesday said they will lodge a new complaint with the UN’s Committee on Human Rights, saying Lula has been suffering politically motivated judicial persecution. Since July 2016, lawyers Cristiano Zanin Martins and Roberto Teixeira have accused Sergio Moro, the judge overseeing […]

Madrid: Neymar scored a hat-trick for FC Barcelona as the La Liga leaders won 4-1 in Las Palmas to ensure that the race for the title will go into the last weekend of the football season. Barca remain level on points with Real Madrid, but Madrid’s 4-1 win at home to Sevilla means that if […]

Rio de Janeiro: A first-half goal from forward Everton handed Flamengo a 1-0 victory over Fluminense in the first leg of Brazil’s Carioca football championship final here. Everton capitalised on a Renato Chaves error to blast an angled shot into the top left corner just after the half-hour mark during Sunday night’s game, reports Xinhua […]