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Prison break: Thousands of inmates escape four Brazil jails in riots against coronavirus lockdown

A long stream of 1,350 prisoners were seen breaking out of four Brazilian jails on Monday, March 16 the day before their day-release privileges were due to be suspended over the coronavirus outbreak.

Mar 17, 2020

Breaking: Brazil's President tests positive for coronavirus, but shows no symptoms

The Brazilian President tested positive for COVID-19 but he has denied the report.

Mar 13, 2020

Brazil President Bolsonaro loses memory after he slips and falls in bathroom

On speaking about the fall in an interview, the 64-year-old said, "At that moment I lost memory. The following day, this morning, I managed to get back a lot of things and now I am fine. I didn't know, for example, what I did yesterday.

Dec 25, 2019

Brazilian President calls Greta Thunberg a 'brat'; here's what she did next

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's comment came after Greta denounced the killings of indigenous Brazilian people in the Amazon.

Dec 12, 2019

Brazil approves sale of marijuana-based medicines

The decision by the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (Anvisa) on Tuesday will take effect in 90 days and will be subject to a review after three years.

Dec 5, 2019

Global temperature rises could bring 'destructive' effects, says UN

The head of the World Meteorological Organization said global temperatures could rise by 3-5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels this century.

Nov 27, 2019

Brazil creates over 8,41,000 jobs in 10 months

According to the ministry's labour secretariat, the Brazilian economy generated 70,852 jobs in October, the best figure for the month since 2016.

Nov 23, 2019

Fact check: Was a biker run over by speeding car in Bengaluru?

A website called ViralTab reported that the incident took place on the Santos Dumont (SP-075) motorway in the city of Campinas located in the southern Brazilian state of Sao Paulo.

Oct 21, 2019

Why did Brazil reject $20 million G7 aid to fight Amazon fires?

President Jair Bolsonaro said Brazil was being treated like "a colony or no man's land" and slammed the aid as an attack on the country's sovereignty.

Aug 27, 2019

Amazon fire: Brazil's indigenous tribe swear to fight for rainforest until last drop of blood

Over 18,000 Mura live in Amazonas state, the largest and best-preserved state in Brazil's Amazon rainforest.

Aug 24, 2019

Lionel Messi banned from international football for 3 months, gets $50,000 fine

The Argentine star was fuming after the Copa America semi-final loss against Brazil which got escalated after he was sent off against Chile.

Aug 3, 2019

WATCH: Woman pushes Brazil 'pop star priest' off stage during live mass

The woman, who is said to have travelled from Rio de Janerio, is reported to be suffering from mental health issues.

Jul 16, 2019

India's higher education student-teacher ratio lower than Brazil, China

Among the eight countries compared, India's student-ratio has turned out to be the lowest - against Sweden's 12:1, Britain's 16:1, Russia's 10:1 and Canada's 9:1.

Jul 14, 2019

Copa America 2019 final, Brazil vs Peru: Preview, TV listings and how to watch in India

Brazil will look forward to win their 9th Copa title whereas Peru will be aiming to spoil their plans.

Jul 7, 2019

Copa America 2019 semi-final, Chile vs Peru: Preview, TV listings and how to watch in India

La Roja were the champions in the last two editions of the quadrennial tournament, they aim to complete a hat-trick of the tournament win.

Jul 3, 2019

Copa America 2019 semi-final, Brazil vs Argentina: Preview, TV listings and how to watch in India

The Selecao and La Albiceleste played their first match in 1914. This will be their 106th meeting and could be one to remember.

Jul 2, 2019

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Brazil vs Argentina: Revisting some memories of the greatest football rivalry of all time

On the eve of the rivalry getting renewed, let's see the reasons for which we romanticise South American football.

Jul 2, 2019

Copa America 2019 quarter-final, Uruguay vs Peru: Preview, TV listings and how to watch in India

The La Celeste have won the Copa America highest number of time which is 15, they will be looking forward to win it this year and add to that record.

Jun 29, 2019

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Copa America 2019 quarter-final, Argentina vs Venezuela: Preview, TV listings and how to watch in India

The Argentina team have recently faced a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Venezuela in a friendly match in March 2019.

Jun 28, 2019

Copa America 2019 quarter-final, Brazil vs Paraguay: Preview, TV listings and how to watch in India

Brazil, eight-time winner of the oldest continental football tournament in the world, will be hoping to add another trophy to their collection.

Jun 27, 2019

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