par This Is Beirut, 07/08 16:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The United States and Brazil will meet in the final of the Olympic women's football after claiming contrasting wins in Tuesday's last-four ties against Germany and World Cup holders Spain, respectively. The USA, record four-time women's football gold medalists, are still on course to win the title for the first time since 2012 after beating ...
par This Is Beirut, 09/08 21:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Airplane Crash Brazil Sao Paulo Voepass
An airplane with 62 people on board crashed Friday in Brazil's Sao Paulo state, killing all its passengers dead according to firefighters and the airline Voepass. According to a Brazilian official the passengers were instantly killed upon the crash. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said earlier during an official event that it appeared there ...
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Mallory Swanson scored the winning goal as the United States edged Brazil 1-0 in Saturday's Olympic women's football final to claim the gold medal for a record-extending fifth time. Brazil fought hard on a hot afternoon at the Parc des Princes, but the USA struck just before the hour mark when Swanson – on her 100th cap – ran through to ...
par This Is Beirut, 17/08 22:01 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Social media platform X, formerly Twitter, will shutter its local operations in Brazil following a bitter legal tussle over the platform's rights and responsibilities, owner Elon Musk said on Saturday. The service will remain available to Brazilian users. The closure was the apparent culmination of an ongoing legal battle between Musk and ...
par This Is Beirut, 26/08 11:09 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Brazil Climate Change Sao Paulo Wildfires
Brazil was deploying military aircraft as part of a "war" against wildfires ravaging the southeastern state of Sao Paulo, with authorities warning on Sunday that arsonists were setting blazes. Following a crisis meeting of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's cabinet, Environment Minister Marina Silva announced a "war against the fire" and said ...
par This Is Beirut, 31/08 11:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
A block on Elon Musk's X social network in Brazil started to take effect early Saturday after a Supreme Court judge ordered its suspension, according to AFP. Brazilian Supreme Court judge Alexandre de Moraes on Friday ordered the suspension of the platform following a months-long standoff with the tech billionaire over disinformation in South ...
par This Is Beirut, 31/08 19:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
With its ban of X, which went into effect on Saturday, Brazil joins a small club of countries to have taken similar measures against the social network, most of them run by authoritarian regimes. Beyond permanent bans, some nations have temporarily restricted access to X, formerly Twitter, which has often been used by political dissidents to ...
par Béatrice Moreau, 06/09 23:13 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Sérgio Mendes, the globally renowned Brazilian pianist and composer who popularized bossa nova with his hit Mas Que Nada, passed away on September 6, 2024, in Los Angeles at the age of 83. Born on February 11, 1941, in Niterói, Brazil, Sérgio Santos Mendes grew up in a family passionate about music. From a young age, he demonstrated ...
par This Is Beirut, 07/09 11:22 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Real Madrid forward Rodrygo scored the only goal as Brazil boosted their lackluster 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign with a 1-0 victory over Ecuador on Friday. Rodrygo's deflected 30th-minute strike was enough to secure all three points for Brazil, who were languishing in sixth place in the South American qualifying standings before Friday's ...
par This Is Beirut, 10/09 13:02 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
agent Brazil Free Memphis Depay
Struggling Brazilian giants Corinthian have signed Dutch attacker Memphis Depay, a free agent since his contract with Atletico Madrid ended during the summer. "Memphis Depay is a Corinthian," the club wrote on social media late on Monday. The club added that the contract will run "until 2026". Local media reported that Corinthians, mired in ...
par gdeveloper, 30/09 19:36 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Brazil superstar Neymar announced his return to team training with his Saudi club al-Hilal on Monday, after nearly a year out with a left knee injury. The 32-year-old moved from Paris Saint-Germain in a blockbuster deal in August 2023, but only played five matches before rupturing his meniscus and anterior cruciate ligament on international duty ...
