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New York Times“Don’t ever in your life do a World Cup and the Olympic Games at the same time,” Mr. Paes recently said. “This will make your life almost impossible.” Credit Marizilda Cruppe for The New York Times. the main story. the …Brazil Parties Ahead of Main Carnival CelebrationVoice of AmericaKing Momo receives keys to […]
Washington PostVitor Belfort dropped out of his upcoming UFC middleweight title shot on Thursday a few hours after the Nevada Athletic Commission banned testosterone replacement therapy. Belfort was scheduled to fight 185-pound champion Chris Weidman at UFC 173 …Despite Nevada’s TRT ban, Brazil commission likely to approve Dan Henderson …MMATorchBrazil to follow Nevada’s lead and […]
Slate Magazine (blog)On Wednesday, March 12, at 6:30 p.m., Future Tense—a partnership of Slate, the New America Foundation, and Arizona State University—invites you to watch Brazil at Washington, D.C.‘s Landmark E Street Cinema at 555 11th St. Our hosts for this movie, … and more …read more Source: Washington D.C. News From Google
MiamiHerald.comMiami-Dade continued its streak of record-setting tourism numbers last year, welcoming 14.2 million overnight visitors. Brazil and other Latin American markets such as Argentina, Colombia and Venezuela continued to show strength, contributing to a … and more …read more Source: Miami News From Google
ABC NewsMexico will play Bosnia-Herzegovina at Chicago’s Soldier Field on June 3 and three days later face Portugal at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., in its final exhibition game before heading to the World Cup in Brazil. The games were announced Friday …Encore: Portugal Back at Gillette vs. Mexico on 6/6New England Soccer TodayPortugal, Mexico […]
ReutersHAVANA (Reuters) – Fidel Castro was lucid, displayed a sharp memory and “talked a lot,” Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said on Tuesday of her two-hour meeting with the former Cuban president. Rousseff met Castro, 87, on Monday during her visit to …Cuba challenges neighbours on poverty, then faces own criticseuronewsUS, rights groups condemn Cuban dissident […]
Design & TrendChimpanzees have been shown to use gestures when trying to accomplish a task. (Photo : Reuters/Brazil). Researchers at Georgia State University have concluded that chimpanzees use gestures to communicate when pursuing a specific goal, according to …Chimpanzees Gesture to Accomplish Specific Tasks; Study Gives Insight to Early …University HeraldChimpanzees Can Use Hand Gestures […]
Daily MailBarcelona forward Neymar suffered an ankle injury in the team’s Copa del Rey win on Thursday night making him a doubt for their Champions League game against Manchester City in a month’s time. Lionel Messi lit-up the last-16 second leg which Barça …Watch: Lionel Messi shows Cristiano Ronaldo he’s back with brilliant solo goal […]
Times of IndiaNEW DELHI: Arvind Kejriwal, the firebrand activist who has successfully upset the uneasy balance of power in Delhi’s political scene, is all set to become the national capital’s chief minister. Here’s looking at what makes Arvind Kejriwal the ‘Kejriwall’ Kejriwal …AAP foraying into TN through collegesThe HinduAAP govt’s life term will depend on […]
TIMEPope Francis adresses to journalists aboard the papal flight, on the way back to Italy from Brazil, on July 28, 2013. Email
New York TimesJurgen Klinsmann, the coach of the United States men’s national soccer team, agreed to a four-year contract extension Thursday, a strong show of support from U.S. Soccer only months before the World Cup in Brazil.Klinsmann to Remain as US Coach Through 2018ABC NewsJurgen Klinsmann gets four-year contract extension to lead the USA through […]
Goal.comGhana coach Kwesi Appiah has welcomed the 2014 World Cup draw after his side was paired with USA, Germany and Portugal. The former Black Stars captain believes he has a very good team that can stand up to the challenge. “It’s nice to meet Germany, …FIFA World Cup: Spain Faces Tough Road In Bid To […]
MiamiHerald.comThe 2014 World Cup is still six months away, but the drama and the samba party begins Friday with a draw ceremony aimed to showcase Brazil’s natural beauty and “carnaval” atmosphere. A TV audience of more than 200 million people is expected to tune in …In Glance at Groups, a Mix of ReactionsNew York TimesWorld […]
ABC NewsWho wound up in difficult groups and who got away easy from Friday’s World Cup draw (average world ranking for four teams in parentheses): GROUP A (24.25) — Brazil, Croatia, Mexico, Cameroon. As if the hosts and five-champions needed any help .UPDATE 1-Soccer-Reaction to World Cup drawReutersHost Brazil avoids tough group in World Cup […]
Washington PostWho wound up in difficult groups and who got away easy from Friday’s World Cup draw (average world ranking for four teams in parentheses): GROUP A (24.25) — Brazil, Croatia, Mexico, Cameroon. SAN FRANCISCO, CA – DECEMBER 03: A therapy dog …UPDATE 1-Soccer-Reaction to World Cup drawReutersHost Brazil avoids tough group in World Cup […]
MiamiHerald.comCOSTA DO SAUIPE, Brazil — The eyes of football focused nervously Friday on the draw to determine where, when and, most importantly, who the 32 teams will play at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. The draw ceremony, being televised live to more than 190 …2014 Fifa World Cup finals drawBBC SportWorld Cup 2014: Roy […]
Boston HeraldRIO DE JANEIRO — The new ball for next year’s World Cup — called the “Brazuca,” in honor of Brazil, of course — was unveiled at a ceremony Tuesday in Rio de Janeiro. “Brazuca” has a double meaning, used as a term for Brazilians living abroad, but also …World Cup 2014: Brazuca ball unveiled […]
USA TODAYFIFA revealed the four pots for the 2014 World Cup draw this Friday, and things aren’t looking good for the United States. Here’s how the draw works, in a nutshell: Each of the 32 participating countries is drawn into one of four pots consisting of seeded teams …The Head-Scratching Begins Over the World Cup […]
USA TODAYAdidas unveiled the official “Brazuca” match ball of the World Cup on Tuesday night at 6 p.m. ET in a blown-out event, complete with light show, in Rio de Janeiro. The Brazuca will be used in every game at this summer’s 2014 World Cup in Brazil.World Cup 2014: Brazuca ball unveiled for Brazil finalsTelegraph.co.ukadidas […]
Hope Solo, Sydney Leroux, Alex Morgan, and Abby Wambach were stuck. The US Women’s Soccer Team, in Florida to play Brazil at the Citrus Bowl last Sunday, seemed to be having a great trip, that is until the team bus broke down. Now it’s not as if they had a fleet of limos they could […]
YouTube Music Awards has Leo Justi! YouTube has tapped one of Brazil’s premiere urban-electronic artists, LEO JUSTI, to perform at the first annual YouTube Music Awards. The Brazilian broadcast, produced by VICE, will take place this Sunday, November 3rd. The YouTube Music Awards will be directed by Spike Jonze, hosted by Jason Schwartzman and comedian […]
“World Cup” is a Twitter trend as this blog post is being written, and not for good reasons. In 2014 we were told that Football was coming home to Brazil, but after the way the government over there has reportedly moved the homes of the poor to make room for stadiums, and after the government’s […]
Petroecuador, it’s poor oil environmental record already exposed in the Chevron Ecuador case, has another new oil spill to deal with, one that occurred on June 4th, and is now threatening Brazil and Peru, and has placed those countries on high alert, as reported today, Sunday, June 9th 2013. Here’s the account, translated from El […]
Nicolas Zambrano Lozada, the now-former Ecuador judge who was found to have taken a large, half-million dollar bribe in the Chevron (TexPet) Ecuador case, avoided showing up to court to testify about whether he really wrote the judgement for the $19 billion award the Ecuadorian judge slapped on Chevron for alleged claims of environmental damage […]
The video “Extremely Scary Ghost Elevator Prank” has gained over 14 million views in just two days. It features a trick of sorts where people in Brazil go into this elevator that is, unknown to the rider, fixed to go nowhere. While they’re in it, lights flicker, then go out, leaving the interior dark just […]
With over 30 million Twitter Followers, it’s hard not to have an impact on Twitter Trends. That’s the case for Lady Gaga, who’s legions of fans she calls “Litter Monsters” tweeted “Welcome to Brazil” with such regularity the term became a Twitter Top Trend. And those fans are standing, or in some cases sitting, in […]
Here’s the video – a classic: For the record, Larry Reid is the President Of The Oakland City Council and after his initial reaction to Oakland Mayor Jean Quan’s claim that she backed the Oakland curfew plan, explaining that she was in the same public safety committee that he was on and as Mayor took […]
After the USA Women’s Soccer Team was eliminated in a most-dramatic finals match against Japan, it looked like the team’s spark plug Abby Wambach would not gain the spotlight she so rightly deserved, and watched as her extraordinary teammate Hope Solo grabbed the many opportunities for stardom (not to mention a whopping increase in Twitter […]
This is something for fans of Women’s Soccer and Women’s Sport to cheer: Marist Poll of Marist College reports that their poll of “the single best sports accomplishment of the year,” revealed the USA Women’s Soccer victory over Brazil as “the single best sports accomplishment of the year.” The USA Women’s Soccer win this year […]
Proving that MTV gets Twitter, the Beyonce Baby Bump moment from Sunday’s VMAs (Video Music Awards) set a new Twitter tweets per second record, beating the Women’s World Cup Final game in the process. @twitterglobalpr Twitter Comms Last night at 10:35pm ET, Beyonce’s big MTV #VMA moment gave Twitter a record bump: 8,868 Tweets per […]
As explained earlier today, the Women’s World Cup Final was the catalyst for four of ten Twitter Top Trends, including players Alex Morgan and Abby Wambach. But now, according to Twitter, the heart-wrenching or heart-breaking event if you’re a fan of the USA team, managed to break two other records by game’s end. Twitter issued […]