Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News from Brazil

Dozens dead as flooding and landslides hit carnival revellers in Brazil

Residents are bracing for more rains, raising the prospect of a higher death toll

The Independent UK

Heavy Rains Leave 36 Dead in Brazil, Cities Cancel Carnival

Heavy rain caused flooding and landslides that have killed 36 people in Brazil’s north Sao Paulo state, officials said Sunday, and the fatalities could rise. Sao Paulo state government said in a statement that 35 died in the city of Sao Sebastiao and a 7-year-old girl was killed in neighboring…

Asharq Al-Awsat

26 dead amid heavy rains in Brazil, cities cancel Carnival

Brazilian authorities said Sunday at least 26 people died in two cities in north Sao Paulo state amid floods and landslides and the number could rise

The Independent UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Three dozen dead as Brazil rains cause calamity

Heavy rains in coastal areas of Brazil's southeast have caused flooding and landslides that killed 36 people and dislodged hundreds of others, according to a statement from Sao Paulo state authorities on Sunday.

Reuters

The dark side of neutrality when it comes to war

Last May, before being newly re-elected as president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva claimed that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, bear equal responsibility for the war in Ukraine. Yet whether the refusal to pick sides comes from Brazil, South Africa, or India, claiming…

Bangkok Post

Body found in search for Nicola Bulley, COVID-19 boosters open to more Australians, and Rebel Wilson gets engaged — as it happened

The news Australia is searching for, and all the news that happened while you snoozed: This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happened.

ABC News

Rio holds first all-out carnival since Covid

RIO DE JANEIRO - With a swirl of glitter, sequins and samba, Rio de Janeiro will kick off its famed carnival parades Sunday, the climax of the festival's first full-on edition since Covid-19 and Brazil's bitterly divisive elections.

Bangkok Post

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Neymar Leaves Pitch Injured in PSG’s Match against Lille

PSG forward Neymar was forced off the pitch on a stretcher Sunday after twisting his right ankle in a hard-fought 4-3 win against Lille in the French league. Neymar picked up the injury at the start of the second half after the Brazil forward scored PSG's second goal before the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Politics makes an appearance at this year's Rio de Janeiro carnival

In Brazil, Rio de Janeiro's famous carnival is back in full swing and a little different this year. Following the failed January 8 coup attempt in Brasilia, Rio City Council has decided to inject a political element into the festivities by distributing banners celebrating democracy. The famous street brass bands…

France 24

Watch Brazillian Carnival revellers enjoy street performance in Rio

Revellers enjoyed a street performance as part of the world-famous Brazillian Carnival celebrations.

The Independent UK

How a Public Housing Project Became an Unplanned Neighborhood

A favela in southern Brazil shows the upside of an "invasive" urban form—and offers lessons for U.S. housing policy.

Reason

5 million Carnival revelers descend on Rio as Brazil seeks comeback

Rio de Janeiro will welcome an estimated 5 million people at its Carnival celebrations this weekend, signaling a comeback for Brazil after two years of COVID-19 put celebrations on hold.

Tribune News Service

Italy asks Brazil forward Robinho to serve prison sentence in home country

Italy has requested that former AC Milan and Brazil striker Robinho serves a 9-year prison sentence for rape in his home country, local media reported, citing Brazil's Foreign Relations Ministry.

Reuters

Watch a pet street carnival group perform as part of Brazil Carnival

There were joyous scenes in Rio de Janeiro as a pet street carnival group performs as part of the iconic annual celebrations.

The Independent UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Evening Standard

Andrey Santos: Chelsea to send Brazil youngster on loan to Palmeiras amid work permit plan

Blues have high hopes for January signing

Asharq Al-Awsat

Recycling Gives Rio Carnival Costumes New Life

Holding a dazzling jewel-encrusted crown decorated with green and orange feathers, Brazilian art teacher Regina Coeli places it on her head, making sure the fit is just right for her upcoming carnival parade. She won't however be marching in the streets of Rio de Janeiro -- where her sparkling crown…

Reuters

Brazil's vaccine-skeptic Bolsonaro got the shot, document indicates

A health ministry record indicates that former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, a vocal skeptic of COVID-19 vaccines who vowed to never get the jab, may have received one in 2021, the country's comptroller general's office said on Friday.

Reuters

No 'witch-hunt' in Brazil's Jan. 8 probes, vows top military prosecutor

There will be no "witch-hunt" to root out members of Brazil's military who may have potentially been involved in the Jan. 8 Brasilia riots, the country's top military prosecutor said in an interview, pledging to follow due process to mete out justice.

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Reuters

Brazil's Lula to meet China's Xi on March 28 in Beijing

Brazil's new President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping on March 28 on Lula's first trip of his current term to his country's largest trading partner, official sources told Reuters.

Football London

Graham Potter delivers Andrey Santos update as Chelsea suffer second work permit setback

Andrey Santos completed a deal worth £16million to join Chelsea last month from Brazilian second-tier side Vasco da Gama

Manchester Evening News

Vinicius Jr sends two-word message to Casemiro after Manchester United return vs Barcelona

The Brazilian midfielder enjoyed a break in his three-game ban to face an old foe in Barcelona

Reuters

France awaits climate progress in EU-Mercosur talks -agriculture minister

France is waiting to see if Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's return to power in Brazil will allow progress on climate and deforestation issues that remain red lines for Paris in any EU-Mercosur trade deal, its agriculture minister said.

The Independent UK

Brazil's Carnival finally reborn in full form after pandemic

Brazil’s Carnival is back

France 24

Ukraine war exposes splits between Global North and South

Over the past year, most Global South countries adopted a position of studied neutrality on the war in Ukraine. Their self-interest over the principles of international law and stability ended up serving Russian interests and regional tyrants, but not their citizens, who comprise most of the world’s population.

Daily Mirror

Barcelona star Raphinha apologises for angry response to substitution in Man Utd draw

Brazil international Raphinha scored Barcelona's equaliser in their Europa League play-off round draw with Manchester United, but his frustration at being subbed was clear

1 … 339 340 341 342

People

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

1,106 stories

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.