Brazil will face Poland in the semifinal of the volleyball men’s world volleyball championship this Saturday (Sep 10). Both teams advanced to the next stage Thursday (8). The tournament is being played in the Polish city of Gliwice. Poland defeated… Read More »Brazil to clash with Poland in volleyball men’s world championship
Brazil’s benchmark price index IPCA slipped 0.36 percent in August, following a 0.68 percent drop in July, when the rate was at its lowest since the beginning of this time series, initiated in 1980. This brings the country’s official inflation… Read More »Brazil sees new deflation in August: 0,36%
Current world champion in the 400-meter hurdles, Brazilian Alison dos Santos made history again by winning, undefeated, the 2022 season title of the Diamond League, the main circuit of athletics events in the world. On Thursday (Sep. 8) he won… Read More »Alison dos Santos: undefeated champion of 2022 Diamond League
The Libertadores Cup final between Flamengo and Athletico-PR will be the fifth in history between two Brazilian teams. After defeating Vélez Sarsfield (Argentina) 2-1, on Wednesday night (Sep. 7) at the Maracanã stadium in Rio, Flamengo will dispute with Athletico-PR… Read More »Flamengo and Athletico-PR play 5th Brazilian final in Libertadores Cup
With the slogan “Brazil: 200 years of (in)dependence—for whom?” the Cry of the Outcasts (Grito dos Excluídos in the original Portuguese) staged its 28th edition with demonstrations in 51 cities across 25 Brazilian states. Spearheaded by popular and urban movements,… Read More »“Cry of Outcasts” rallies call for food, housing, democracy in Brazil
Brazil’s opponent in the quarterfinals of the AmeriCup—the Americas Basketball Championship—has been defined. To be played at Geraldão arena, in Recife city, the next challenge for the team led by coach Gustavo de Conti will be the Dominican Republic, which… Read More »Brazil to face Dominican Republic in AmeriCup quarterfinals
Under gazes and applause of thousands of people on the Esplanade of Ministries in Brasilia, troops of the Armed Forces, Military Police, Federal Police, Federal Highway Police, and the Military Fire Brigade participated on September 7 in the parade to… Read More »Independence Day parade in Brasília attracts large crowd
Brazil’s far-right president Jair Bolsonaro has staged a thumping display of political strength on his country’s most famous beach in a bid to energize his stagnant re-election campaign. Tens of thousands of Bolsonaro supporters flocked to the sands of Copacabana… Read More »‘With you until the end’: thousands of Bolsonaro backers flock to Independence Day rally
In the state of Bahia, the movement for the independence of Brazil began in February 1822. Seven months before the proclamation by Dom Pedro, but the Portuguese refused to leave the province and there was a war that lasted until… Read More »The heroines who fought in the movement for the Independence of Brazil
Pressured to return to Portugal, along with almost the entire court, King Dom João VI left Brazil in the hands of his son, Prince Regent Dom Pedro I. It was the year 1821. Even without wanting to, the King opened… Read More »Bicentennial of Independence: the return of D. João VI to Portugal