A powerful storm has claimed at least a dozen lives in southeastern Brazil, mostly in the mountainous parts of Rio de Janeiro state, where authorities on Saturday deployed rescue teams to deal with a "critical" situation. The deluge came as Brazil, South America's largest country, suffers through a recent string of
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‘Not afraid,’ Brazil’s Bolsonaro rallies fans despite legal woes
Despite his wide-ranging legal woes, far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro crisscrosses Brazil campaigning, received by rapt crowds seemingly unbothered by claims he helped stoke an attempted coup. Like Donald Trump in America, 69-year-old Bolsonaro has retained a core of radical supporters in a deeply divided country even as the accusations and investigations
Brazil’s Vinicius uses football to stimulate young Brazilian minds
At a primary school in football-mad Brazil, pupils are spurred to academic greatness in classrooms resembling soccer pitches -- with a virtual avatar inspired by star forward Vinicius Junior cheering on every correct answer. Perched on football-patterned cushions on classroom floors of artificial grass, they learn on tablets and smartphones using
Brazil court fines execs, firms $50 mn for deadly metro cave-in
A Brazilian court fined executives and companies including French transportation giant Alstom nearly $50 million for a 2007 collapse at a subway construction site that killed seven people, in a ruling seen by AFP Saturday. A judge for the Sao Paulo state court of justice ordered six then-directors of the municipal
Olympic champions Brazil shocked 1-0 by Paraguay in 2024 qualifier
Olympic champions Brazil suffered a setback in their bid to secure a place at this year's Paris Games after their under-23 team slumped to a shock 1-0 defeat by Paraguay on Monday in the final four South American qualifying tournament. Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina and Venezuela are competing in a round robin
Argentina maintain winning start in WC qualifiers, Brazil stumbles against Venezuela
Lionel Messi hit a post twice after he came off the bench but struggled to deliver a strong performance following his return from injury. Still, Argentina beat Paraguay 1-0 on Thursday in a South American World Cup qualifying match. But Argentina's biggest South American rival left the pitch to some jeers
44 killed in week of deadly police operations in Brazil
PM for signing trade deals with South American nations
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Sunday stressed the need for signing preferential trade agreement (PTA) or free trade agreement (FTA) with four South American countries as Bangladesh will graduate into a developing country in 2026.The premier’s remarks came when Brazilian Ambassador to Bangladesh Paulo Fernando Dias Feres paid a courtesy call
