The Latest Breaking News from Brazil

Team USA's Jordan Chiles gives a stellar performance in the floor exercise competition, falling short of a medal. Rebeca Andrade of Brazil clinches the gold.

The opportunity to race in Brazil came about due the NASCAR Cup Series being on a two-week break for the Olympics, giving the Mexican driver, who recently obtained American citizenship, the opportunity to get married, but also compete at the legendary Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace.

The Amazon is entering its driest period, from August to September

Tempers ran high Friday in Paris’s pop-up Champs de Mars Arena, with Georgian judoka Guram Tushishvili disqualified after throwing a rare tantrum following his defeat at the hands of French judo giant Teddy Riner. Riner went on to win his fourth Olympic gold medal, with Brazil’s Beatriz Souza securing first…

The State Government and the City of Sao Paulo have taken the first steps toward potentially hosting a NASCAR Cup Series race in Brazil.

On Thursday, there was a meeting attended by Governor of São Paulo state Tarcísio de Freitas and Mayor of the city of São Paulo Ricardo Nunes. Also in attendance was Tom Dannemiller, who serves as NASCAR's representative in Brazil, as well as secretaries from both the municipality and state, formalizing…

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV24 ) on Friday closed down -0.40 (-2.16%), and Oct London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV24 ) closed down -7.70 (-1.47%). Sugar prices posted moderate losses on Friday, with NY sugar falling to a 1-week low and London sugar tumbling to a 9-month nearest-futures low....

September arabica coffee (KCU24 ) on Friday closed up +3.25 (+1.43%), and Sep ICE robusta coffee (RMU24 ) closed up +2 (+0.05%). Coffee prices Friday settled higher on signs of smaller global supplies. Short covering in coffee future emerged Friday after the Honduran Coffee Institute reported that coffee exports from...

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV24 ) today is down -0.42 (-2.27%), and Oct London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV24 ) is down -8.00 (-1.53%). Sugar prices today are moderately lower, with NY sugar falling to a 1-week low and London sugar tumbling to a 9-month nearest-futures low. The outlook...