Brazil President tests positive for COVID-19 after months of dismissing seriousness of the virus

By CNN,

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has tested positive for Covid-19, following months of downplaying the virus. Bolsonaro himself announced the res...

Brazil , Jair Bolsonaro

Deadly prison break leaves 21 people dead in Brazil

By AFP,

At least 21 people died Tuesday in an attempted breakout from a prison in northern Brazil aided by an armed group on the outside trying to blow up a w...

Amazon rain forest city , Belem , Brazil , Itapaje Public Prison , Manaus , northern Brazil , Rio De Janeiro , Santa Izabel Penitentiary Complex , SWAT

Around 60 killed in Brazil prison riot – state official

By Reuters,

Around 60 people have been killed in a bloody prison riot sparked by a war between rival drug gangs in the Amazon jungle city of Manaus, officials sai...

Brazil grieves for Chapecoense football team killed in crash

By AFP,

A small Brazilian city will hold a massive funeral Saturday to honor its football team, wiped out at the height of their glory in a plane crash that k...

Brazil Vs Colombia , Chapeco , Chapecoense , Chapecoense Real , plane crash

Neymar goal lifts Brazil, Portugal sink

By Reuters,

Neymar's second-half goal gave Brazil a 2-1 victory over Colombia on Tuesday as the five-times world champions registered their second consecutive win...

Brazil , colombia , Coutinho , Cuadrado , James Rodriguez , Miranda , neymar , World cup Qualifiers

Brazil’s feminist footballers leaving a Games legacy

By AFP,

  Brazil's emotional journey to the semi-finals of a home Olympic Games has the potential to change the perception of women's football in the ...

Brazil , olympics , Rio 2016 , Women football

Brazil’s women footballers outshine the men

By Agencies,

While Brazil's male football stars have yet to score at Rio 2016, Brazil's women footballers have lit up the women's tournament, racking up eight goal...

Brazil , football , Marta , neymar

Umar heads Nigeria to the last eight

By Agencies,

Nigeria progressed to the quarter-finals at the Men's Olympic Football Tournament Rio 2016 after a 1-0 victory over Sweden in Group B thanks to a Sadi...

football , Nigeria , olympics , Rio 2016 , sweden

Etebo stars as Nigeria sink Japan in 5-4 thriller

By Agencies,

Oghenekaro Etebo was the star of the night scoring four goals as Nigeria defeated Japan 5-4 in a thrilling, back-and-forth encounter in the second mat...

JAPAN , Men's Football , Nigeria , olympics , Rio 2016 , Takuma Asano