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Barcelona increases offer to bring Neymar to play soccer in Europe
Barcelona Football Club team does not give up on hiring Neymar, the Brazilian soccer wiz kid. After increasing the proposed € 16 million (R$ 42 million) to € 22 million (R$ 57 million), UOL Sport found that a representative of the Catalan club called leaders of the Santos team in Brazil, where Neymar currently plays and on the [...]
Angolan government bans “brazilian for profit evangelical churches”
The government of Angola has banned most Brazilian evangelical churches in the country. According to the government, they practice “false advertising” and “take advantage of the weaknesses of the Angolan people”, besides not having state recognition. “Most of the evangelical churches in Angola are of Brazilian origin, and this is a problem, they play to [...]
Another neonazi group arrested in Brazil
This is probably one of the most absurd things i have ever heard… Neonazis in Brazil and now all over the country. They are certainly minority though so they better take care. Brazil has already enough problems and this kind of problem do not help in anything. I wish these guys would take their aggressive [...]
Surfing trying to become an Olympic sport
Aiming to make surfing an Olympic sport, business and industry leaders met yesterday in Brasilia with the Sports Minister Aldo Rebelo, to discuss the campaign “Surf 2016″. The group’s intention is that surfing earns presentation status and becomes the official candidate to enter the program of the Olympic Games. As a result of the meeting, [...]
Jesus Luz, Madonnas ex boyfriend in a photo essay in Brazil. With pictures.
The actor, model and DJ Jesus Luz is the cover of issue number 50 of the magazine JUNIOR that has just hit newsstands in Brazil. The photos of Madonna’s ex-boyfriend were made in Rio de Janeiro by French photographer Hamid Bechiri and occupy 14 pages of the issue. See some photos of Jesus Luz down [...]
Brazilian sports ministry injects nearly R$ 6 million in X-Games contest and promises to build skateparks all over the country
With an injection of R$ 5 million, the Brazilian Sports Ministry had a presence in the realization of the X Games held this week in Foz do Iguaçu. According to the government, the support aims to offer a new status for extreme sports in Brazil. The focus of the folder is on the skateboard, one [...]
Brazilian neo nazi arrested and video of the operation is posted online. Watch the video here.
A neo-Nazi Brazilian skinhead accused of stabbing a homosexual couple and suspected of assaulting a homeless man in Belo Horizonte – MG, was arrested on Tuesday in Americana, a town 126 km away from the state capital. The young man was recognized by staff at a hotel where he was staying, due to the impact [...]
Brazilian indian native shot with a harpoon travels 2 days with it in his face
A brazilian indian native of 15 years old had his face perfurated by a harpoon in a community in the town of São Gabriel da Cachoeira, 852 km from Manaus, when he was mistaken by a fish. The accident occurred when he and his brother dived in a river. The man, from Pari-Cachoeira community 315 [...]
Foreigners in Brazil still an easy target for robberies, rapes and other crimes
The two men accused of rape are also suspect of abusing another woman last March. The accused were arrested by officers last Saturday night in Rio. According to police, on Saturday morning the two were in a van in Copacabana and have announced the robbery. Amid the theft, passengers were forced to get off the [...]
Professional soccer players go hungry in Brazil… and fail to get health assistance
The news are sad and require reflection: Players of America-SE, a soccer club in Sergipe, northeast of Brazil, almost fainted during a match of the state tournament. The reason? Hunger. Without proper nutrition for a professional athlete (biscuit and pastel only), the defender and the striker of the team almost fainted after the duel against [...]
A place in the sun, an interesting Brazilian documentary about penthouse residents… with english subtitles
I found on Reddit the other day, this very interesting Brazilian documentary that covers the universe of the residents of penthouses in the cities of Recife, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo. The director gained access to the residents of these penthouses through a curious book that maps the elite and influential people of the [...]
In big cities, the “compact” apartments are getting even more compact
At the Brazilian real estate market, after the commercial spaces phase, now the builders are betting on “compact” apartments in prime big cities. According to developers and agencies, the price per square meter of this type of product varies between R$ 7000 and R$ 11 000 per square meter, meaning that a 34m2 apartment costs [...]
Wave of bad news for Petrobras
Remember that Brazilian company that has discovered huge reserves of oil and inaugurated the new frontier of global exploration in deep waters? Remember that Brazilian company that supposedly would take Brazil from its economic past and push the country to become a major world economic power? Apparently, they’re having a little trouble getting there. We [...]
Higher gas prices in Brazil, as if they weren’t already too damn high
Brazilian finance minister, Guido Mantega, said on Wednesday (30) that the 6.6% increase in gasoline prices, announced the day before by Petrobras, is a “modest rise” and “will not disturb anyone.” According to him, the price change in the stations should be around 4%. Mantega also said that while it was possible, the government has [...]
Outrage over bikini pictures to illustrate Brazil oil industry
An article published on Bloomberg website on Tuesday sparked outrage in Brazil as a few readers seemed not to like the stereotypes still associated with the country. The article which talks about how private equity funds are going after small Brazilian oil startups is a pretty insightful piece, but the problem according to people in [...]
