Tag: Brasilia
Committed Brazil a favorite to defend Copa America title
SAO PAULO — Brazil’s international players were reluctant to play in the Copa America on home soil. Now that they’re committed, they're favored to...
Trump-appointed ambassador to Brazil resigns after 14 months
RIO DE JANEIRO — The U.S. ambassador known for friendly ties with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has tendered his resignation after just over a...
Brazil searches for right target man for Copa America
SAO PAULO — Brazil has always produced some of the best goal scorers in soccer.
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Brazil top court to rule on country as Copa America host
SAO PAULO — Brazil's top court scheduled an emergency session for Thursday to decide whether or not the Copa America will be allowed to...
Maracanã to host Copa America final: Brazil-Venezuela open
SAO PAULO — South American soccer body CONMEBOL announced Wednesday that the historic Maracanã stadium in Rio de Janeiro will host the final of...
Argentina’s Defensa y Justicia wins 1st Recopa Sudamericana
SAO PAULO — Defensa y Justicia of Argentina won its first Recopa Sudamericana in surprising fashion on Wednesday after a last-minute goal and a...
Bolsonaro under fire as Brazil hits 300,000 virus deaths
SAO PAULO — Mere miles from Brazil’s presidential palace, the bodies of COVID-19 victims were laid on floors of hospitals whose morgues were overflowing....
Brazil security law being turned on president’s critics
SAO PAULO — Protesters against Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro defied police in the capital Friday, a day after the latest round of arrests of...
Critics of Brazil’s president being targeted by security law
SAO PAULO — Police in Brazil are starting to employ a dictatorship-era national security law against critics of President Jair Bolsonaro, while lawyers and...
