Новости по теме Brazil

Russell Crowe slates Rio's traffic chaos Ten weeks before the city expects to welcome throngs of World Cup fans, Hollywood star Russell Crowe slated Rio's chaotic traffic during a visit to promote biblical epic Noah.

24 March 2014

Brazil sees Cup risks: report A secret Brazilian government report lists several security "risks" in having the country host of the World Cup this year, including political protest and strikes.

20 March 2014

Brazil says floods driving thousands from homes More than a month of flooding in northern Brazil has swollen rivers and driven thousands of people from their homes.

20 March 2014

Coca-Cola hoping to score big at World Cup The world's football stars will not be the only ones competing for glory at this year's World Cup in Rio de Janeiro. Coca-Cola will also be running hard.

17 March 2014

Huge price hikes for Brazil World Cup hotels Football fans heading to Rio for the World Cup will have to pay at least double the going rate for hotel accommodation despite government attempts to limit price-gouging during the tournament.

14 March 2014

Rio to ban cosmetic surgery... for dogs, cats Lawmakers in Rio de Janeiro, where plastic surgery is all the rage, have approved draft legislation banning cosmetic surgery for dogs and cats.

13 March 2014

Kazakhstan Weightlifting Federation to toughen doping control The Kazakhstan Weightlifting Federation has fulfilled all the obligations towards the International Weightlifting Federation and the International Anti-doping Agency by toughening doping control in Kazakhstan.

11 March 2014

Aktobe FC signs up Brazilian football player Ex-midfielder of Krasnodar FC and Armenian national football team Brazilian Marcos Pizzelli has signed a contract with Aktobe FC.

11 March 2014

Armed forces weigh return to notorious Rio favelas Hundreds of security forces could be deployed again to a notorious maze of slums in northern Rio, home to a major 2010 police action, after the death of three officers.

11 March 2014

Football: Nike overtake Adidas in World Cup teams battle Nike will supply the kit for more teams than Adidas for the first time ever at this year's World Cup finals.

07 March 2014

Carnival crown to samba champions honoring Senna, Bolt Rio on Wednesday elected the Unidos da Tijuca samba school as its Carnival champions, a 40-strong jury crowning a program which paid homage to late Brazilian Formula One racer Ayrton Senna.

06 March 2014

Kazakhstan's Shvedova wins doubles at Brazil Tennis Cup Kazakhstan tennis player Yaroslava Shvedodova has won the doubles at the WTA tournament in Brazil.

04 March 2014

Rio Carnival twist and shouts to Beatlemania Beatlemania gripped the Rio Carnival as more than 130,000 revelers twist and shouted to samba versions of the Fab Four's greatest hits.

04 March 2014

Kazakhstan's Yaroslava Shvedova in semi-finals of Brazil Tennis Cup Kazakhstan tennis player Yaroslava Shvedova has made a breaking entry into the semi-finals of the WTA tournament in Brazil.

02 March 2014

King Momo kicks off riotous Rio carnival Rio plunged into five days of hedonistic revelry Friday as the city's legendary carnival opened, with King Momo taking the keys of the city and declaring joy by decree.

01 March 2014

'Sexist' Cup shirts withdrawn after Brazil complaint Brazil forced the withdrawal of a line of World Cup shirts bearing suggestive motifs seen as harming the country's image.

26 February 2014

Manaus World Cup stadium is 'fantastic': FIFA's Valcke FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke on Sunday praised work on the controversial World Cup stadium being built deep in the Amazon rainforest in the city of Manaus.

17 February 2014

Sino-Brazilian consortium wins Brazil dam fight A group led by China's State Grip Corp. Friday won rights to build power lines to the huge Belo Monte dam in Brazil's Amazon.

08 February 2014

Brazil senator proposes Snowden for Nobel peace award A Brazilian senator has nominated fugitive US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden for this year's Nobel Peace Prize.

06 February 2014

Power outages hit three million in Brazil Several Brazilian states, including three set to host June World Cup action, suffered power outages Tuesday, fueling fears over the country's ability to keep the lights on.

05 February 2014

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