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Payet, Bolasie and Depay — why are so many random European players heading to Brazil?

Sports / September 22, 2024 / Mariana Salaverria

A recent segment on a sports bulletin on Brazilian television neatly captured the excitement — and bafflement — caused by an influx of European players. It started with a montage of goals scored by Memphis Depay, signed by Corinthians last week in a move that has sent large sections of the Sao Paulo club’s fanbase […]

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In search of Kerlon and his seal dribble

Sports / September 9, 2024 / Mariana Salaverria

This was going to be about the search. It was going to be one of those pieces with an absence at its heart, a kind of magical mystery write-around, Frank Sinatra Has A Cold for the Brazilian football heads. Sometimes you get the interview. Sometimes you just have to shrug and tell the story without

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Sergio Mendes, Brazilian bossa nova legend, dies at 83

Fashion / September 6, 2024 / Newsrelease Desk

Music legend Sergio Mendes to play Long Beach Jazz Festival for the first time Music legend Sergio Mendes to play Long Beach Jazz Festival for the first time 03:45 Sergio Mendes, the Brazilian Grammy-winning musician whose hit “Mas Que Nada” made him a global legend, died after months of battling the effects of long COVID,

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Madonna’s biggest concert brings estimated 1.6 million to Rio’s Copacabana beach

Fashion / May 5, 2024 / Newsrelease Desk

Madonna put on a free concert on Copacabana beach Saturday night, turning Rio de Janeiro’s vast stretch of sand into an enormous dance floor teeming with a multitude of her fans. It was the last show of The Celebration Tour, her first retrospective, which kicked off in October in London. The “Queen of Pop” began

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Taylor Swift postpones Rio de Janeiro show due to “extreme weather” following fan’s death

Fashion / November 19, 2023 / Newsrelease Desk

Taylor Swift postponed an Eras Tour concert in Rio de Janeiro Saturday after a 23-year-old fan died during her Friday night show, according to a message posted on the singer’s Instagram. “I’m writing this from my dressing room in the stadium. The decision has been made to postpone tonight’s show due to the extreme temperatures

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Brazilian soccer star Dani Alves under investigation for alleged sexual assault | CNN

Sports / January 11, 2023 / Pastora Blanca

CNN — Brazilian football player Dani Alves is under investigation for an alleged sexual assault that took place in Barcelona last month, the Catalonia Higher Court of Justice confirmed on Tuesday. “Barcelona investigating magistrate’s court number 15 has opened proceedings for an alleged crime of sexual assault due to a complaint presented by a woman

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What made Pelé so great | CNN

Sports / December 30, 2022 / Pastora Blanca

CNN — Born into poverty – he used to kick a grapefruit around Brazil’s Minas Gerais state – Pelé finished his career as arguably soccer’s greatest ever player. He was that rarity; like Muhammad Ali, Pelé was a sports star, who transcended his sport. The Brazilian brought joy and creativity to a sport often stuck

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Why it’s now or never for Neymar | CNN

Sports / August 13, 2020 / Pastora Blanca

CNN — When dreams clash with reality; when life reaches a daunting crossroads; when we must decide whether to be or make history. Right now Neymar is at the crossroads. A 21st century football brand fueled by endless promise; a nouveau-riche social, commercial and cultural phenomena; a superstar who’s no stranger to the scrutiny of

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How a yellow jersey is dividing Brazil | CNN

Sports / August 6, 2020 / Pastora Blanca

CNN — Brazil’s bright yellow jersey is a symbol that unites the country through a love of football and national pride, but over the past two years the shirt’s adoption by right wing supporters of Jair Bolsonaro, who wear it at protests and rallies to show their political allegiance to the Brazilian president, is causing

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