By JOHN LYONS and PAUL KIERNAN Fotoarena/Sipa Press Protesters rallied in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday, a day after the biggest demonstrations in decades altered the political landscape in Brazil. SÃO PAULO—A day after the biggest demonstrations in decades gripped Brazil, this South American nation awoke on Tuesday to a shifting political landscape, with protest [...]
Breakaway Brazil via EPA Richard Swanson of Seattle died May 14 when he was struck by a car alongside Highway 101 in Oregon. The driver Oregon police say fatally struck a man trying to dribble a soccer ball 10,000 miles from Seattle to Brazil for the World Cup has been arrested. Scott Van Hiatt, of [...]
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — A Brazilian congressional human rights committee on Thursday approved legislation that would allow psychologists to treat homosexuality as a disorder or pathology. The commission is led by evangelical pastor Marco Feliciano of the Social Christian Party, who has been accused of homophobia and enraged activists by calling AIDS a “gay cancer” [...]
Brazilian leaders in Sao Paulo say they are reversing a 10-cent hike in bus and subway fares that has sparked widespread protests across the nation. Sao Paulo Mayor Fernando Haddad and Sao Paulo state Gov. Geraldo Alckmin said at a joint news conference Wednesday that the fare increase is now reversed. However, it was not [...]
Vale SA (VALE5), Brazil’s largest exporter, said further local currency depreciation could counter cost rises and a slowdown in Chinese iron-ore demand as it seeks to regain market share from Rio Tinto Group and BHP Billiton Ltd. (BHP) The real, the worst-performing emerging-market currency in the past three months, probably will weaken to about 2.40 [...]
SAO PAULO (AP) – Protesters massed in four Brazilian cities Monday in what they hoped would be their biggest demonstrations yet against a hike in public transport fares, stoking fears of more clashes with police and raising questions about security during big events like the current Confederations Cup and a papal visit next month. With [...]
13 hours ago For soccer fans flocking to Confederations Cup matches in Brazil’s tropical northeast next week, getting tickets to the stadium should be simple – but two in three will not find accommodations in the host city Recife. Officials are sending visitors as far as 120 kilometers (75 miles) inland to spend the night, [...]
More than 100,000 people took to the streets in eight cities in Brazil Monday to protest high taxes. A car set alight by demonstrators burns in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Monday.(Photo: Silvia Izquierdo, AP) SAO PAULO (AP) — More than 100,000 people took to the streets in overwhelmingly peaceful protests in at least eight [...]
It doesn’t bear the high stakes or the sheer size of the World Cup, but when the Confederations Cup kicks off this weekend in Brazil, it will carry plenty of intrigue for soccer fans both around the world and in the U.S. By moving the tournament to a four-year cycle (beginning in 2009), FIFA has [...]
Neymar needed just three minutes in the opening match of the Confederations Cup to end concerns over whether a nine-game goalless run was eroding his confidence. The 21-year-old striker smashed a 25-meter (27-yard) shot into the top corner of the net at the $750 million Mane Garrincha stadium in Brasilia as Brazil yesterday began the [...]