Amazonian tribe reunited with relatives they thought were dead
An isolated Amazonian tribe has been reunited with relatives they thought were dead.
Brazil
Heavy rain causes ‘crisis’ in Rio de Janeiro
Heavy rains blamed for the deaths of at least four people have continued to fall on Rio de Janeiro as officials closed schools and urged people to avoid non-essential traffic.
Supporters call for release of jailed Brazilian ex-president Lula
Thousands of supporters, many chanting Free Lula!, have protested outside the jail where former Brazilian president Luis Inacio Lula da Silva is being held on the anniversary of his incarceration.
Pele on the mend after illness scare
Pele has announced he is feeling “much better” after falling ill in Paris this week.
Pele admitted to hospital in Paris after falling ill
Pele was taken to hospital in Paris as a precaution after falling ill following a meeting with Kylian Mbappe, according to reports.
Gabriel Jesus hits brace as Brazil too good for Czech Republic
Manchester City’s Gabriel Jesus scored two late goals to give Brazil a 3-1 victory in their friendly international against the Czech Republic in Prague.
Brazil hoping to respond to Panama draw as they face Czech Republic
Brazil will be looking to bounce back against Czech Republic ahead of the Copa America in June after being held to 1-1 draw against Panama in Porto on Saturday.
Alan Brazil breached broadcasting rules by saying Asians caused rat infestation
Alan Brazil breached broadcasting rules for suggesting that a Glasgow rat infestation was the fault of Asian immigrants storing rice.
Tite unhappy with Brazil display in underwhelming draw with Panama
Brazil coach Tite admitted his team performed poorly as they were unexpectedly held to a 1-1 draw by Panama in a friendly in Porto.
Panama earn famous friendly draw against Brazil
Panama produced one of the most famous results in their history by holding Brazil to a 1-1 draw in a friendly in Porto.
Brazil begins saying goodbye to victims of mass school shooting
Classmates, friends and families of the victims of a mass shooting at a Brazil school have begun saying their goodbyes.
Deadly shooting at school in Brazil
Two young men wearing hoods and carrying several weapons have opened fire at a school in Brazil, killing eight people before taking their own lives, according to the governor of Sao Paulo.
Deadly shooting at school in Brazil
Hooded teenagers have opened fire at a school in southern Brazil, killing six people before taking their own lives, according to local authorities.
I was definitely naive, says Conor Maynard after gunpoint robbery in Brazil
Conor Maynard has said that naivety led him to being robbed at gunpoint in Brazil.
Vive la France – World Cup winners dominate the Champions League
France’s World Cup winners have followed up their summer success by powering their clubs to the knock-out stages of the Champion League.
Brazil football club defends training ground management after 10 killed in fire
Under mounting criticism, Brazilian football club Flamengo has defended its management of the training ground where a fire killed 10 of its academy players at a dormitory that had been registered with the city as a car park.
Brazilian football club criticised following fatal fire
Brazilian football club Flamengo has come under mounting criticism for licensing issues at its training ground, a day after a fire ripped through a dormitory and left 10 teenagers dead.
Fans gather after fire kills 10 at Brazilian football academy
Friends, fans and neighbours have gathered outside the academy for Brazil’s popular professional football club Flamengo after a fire swept through sleeping quarters, killing 10 people and injuring three teenagers.
Brazilian politician Ana Paula da Silva defends outfit after receiving criticism
Brazilian politician Ana Paula da Silva has defended herself against online criticism after she wore a revealing outfit for a swearing-in ceremony at the Santa Catarina state assembly.
Ceremony held to remember victims of Brazil mining dam collapse
A ceremony has been held to remember victims of the mining dam collapse exactly a week after the disaster in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais.
Brazilian judge orders five arrests over dam collapse tragedy
Brazilian authorities have issued arrest warrants for five people in connection with a dam collapse that killed at least 65 people and left nearly 300 missing as it plastered part of a small city with reddish-brown mud and iron ore mining waste.
At least 40 dead after Brazilian dam bursts leaving hundreds missing
An estimated 300 people are missing after the collapse of a dam which was holding back mining waste in south-eastern Brazil.
Up to 300 people missing after Brazilian dam bursts
Rescuers are searching for survivors in a huge area of south-eastern Brazil buried by mud after the collapse of a dam holding back mining waste.
Hundreds missing after Brazil dam bursts
At least seven people have died and around 200 remain missing after a mining dam collapsed in Brazil.
Brazil’s hardline leader makes conciliatory Davos speech on environment
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro has pledged to work “in harmony with the world” to cut carbon emissions, aiming to quell international concerns that his country, the main custodian of the oxygen-rich Amazon, could put economic interests over environmental ones.
‘Biological wonder’ created by termites discovered in Brazil
Termites have created a wonder of the world as old as the pyramids that dwarf the ancient Egyptian monuments in scale, scientists have discovered.
Brown: I told team that Brazil were terrified of us because I saw them all holding hands
Twenty years ago Scotland were at the epicentre of global football as they kicked off the World Cup in front of an audience of two billion.
Scientists put literary spin on names for seven newly-discovered spider species
Famous spider characters from the Harry Potter series, Charlotte’s Web and other fantasy novels and literary classics have been immortalised in science after researchers named seven new spider species after them.
British woman in hospital in Brazil ‘after being shot while looking for water’
A British tourist is being treated in hospital in Brazil after she was reportedly shot while her family were looking for water.
Police appeal for witnesses after Brazilian woman dies following motorbike crash on North-east road
A woman has died after a motorbike crash on one of the North-east’s most popular tourist routes.