The Latest Breaking News from Brazil

It was a surprise defeat for Biles.

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.

Simone Biles took home her seventh Olympic gold in the vault and 10th overall medal as Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade claimed silver, with Jade Casey taking bronze

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...