Brazil shocked, angered by Neymar’s World Cup injury
BRASILIA/SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Neymar's exit from the World Cup due to a back injury left Brazilians shocked and angered on Friday, darkening the mood after the hosts' 2-1 win...
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Hacker group threatens cyber-attack on World Cup sponsors : source
SAO PAULO/BRASILIA - The hacker group Anonymous is preparing a cyber-attack on corporate sponsors of the World Cup in Brazil to protest the lavish spending on the soccer games in...
World Cup a minefield for Brazil’s Rousseff in election year
SAO PAULO/BRASILIA (Reuters) - The script was simple enough: host the soccer World Cup, win it for a record sixth time and ride a wave of national euphoria to another...
World Cup a minefield for Brazil’s Rousseff in election year
By Alexandre Caverni and Anthony Boadle SAO PAULO/BRASILIA (Reuters) - The script was simple enough: host the football World Cup, win it for a record sixth time and ride a...
Brazilian leader’s rivals close gap ahead of October vote
BRASILIA (Reuters) - President Dilma Rousseff's main rivals have cut her lead ahead of Brazil's elections in October, though she is still favored to win re-election if the race goes...
Brazil deploys troops to secure borders for World Cup
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil began deploying 30,000 troops on Saturday to patrol its borders and beef up security for the World Cup soccer tournament that will kick off in 12...
Brazil’s Rousseff drops in new election poll, rivals gain
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Support for President Dilma Rousseff among Brazilian voters has fallen and her main rivals have gained ground, reducing her chances of an outright win in the October...
Trip Tips: Brazil’s retro-futuristic capital hits middle age
By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brasilia looks like a giant university campus at first sight. The futuristic capital city built from scratch on savannah ranch land in the middle...
Return of Lula as Brazil’s president unlikely, but possible
BRASILIA (Reuters) - It's the catch phrase of the moment in Brazil's capital, seen on posters and even a few bumper stickers: "Come back, Lula." As President Dilma Rousseff sags...
Brazil conference will plot Internet’s future post NSA spying
SAO PAULO/BRASILIA (Reuters) - A global conference in Brazil on the future of the Internet in the wake of U.S. spying revelations might be much less anti-American than first thought...