How much credit should Brazil’s presidents get for its remarkable progress since the return to democracy in 1985? Elections have been conducted smoothly, the economy has grown, poverty and inequality have declined and social indicators are improving. Did Brazil succeed because of its presidents or in spite of them? Or because of some and in [...]
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Maracana will be ready for 2014 World Cup
Rio de Janeiro’s special events secretary Ruy Cezar said the majestic Maracana stadium will be ready for the 2014 World Cup though construction work is just 40 percent complete. Cezar’s comments came after Brazilian newspaper Folha de Sao Paulo reported that Maracana would not meet even the International Olympic Council’s (IOC) demands for the 2016 [...]
Almost half of Brazilians overweight
More than 48 percent of Brazilians are overweight and 15.8 percent are obese, according to a study based on 2011 data that was released Tuesday by the health ministry. The figures testify to a growing problem, since in 2006 overweight people amounted to 42.7 percent of the population while 11.4 percent were obese. The ministry [...]
Brazil lobbies for surfing at Rio 2016 Olympics
Brazil’s surfing confederation (CBS) has launched a campaign to include the sport as a demonstration event at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.The initiative aims to lobby the International Olympic Committee (IOC) by mobilizing support through social media and a website featuring an online petition. “We have significant international support and, with political willpower, things can [...]
Rai supports Leonardo’s candidacy for CBF president
Rai, Brazilian soccer star and brother of recently deceased soccer legend Socrates, declared his support for Leonardo to become the next president of the Brazilian Confederation of Soccer(CBF).Member of Brazil’s 1994 World Cup winning team, Rai stated Friday that he has no interest in becoming the next president of the CBF. However, he gave his [...]
Road for Brazilian Star Most Likely Leads to Barcelona
Such is the media swarm around the budding player they call the new Pelé that it is hard to imagine how Neymar found the privacy to father a child. After the mother, unnamed because she was only 17, revealed the news, Neymar released it on his official Web site. He said the impending fatherhood had [...]
Maracana World Cup final stadium to open to public
The Maracana Stadium which will host the 2014 football World Cup final, will be open for public viewing from April 14 despite continued delays in construction works. Visitors will be taken on an hour-long guided tour of the stadium and be granted access to the playing arena, Xinhua reported. Maracana, which will host seven games [...]
Irina Shayk says she loves ‘small Brazilian bikini’
Irina Shayk, who sizzled on the beach in a very skimpy two-piece bottoms this week with a fellow Victoria’s Secret model, has revealed that she loves a small Brazilian bikini. As more shots are released from her campaign with Spanish shoe brand XTi, the 26-year-old spoke about her style. “I love a small Brazilian bikini, [...]
Camamu: A Piece of Brazil Deliciously Far from Civilization
A narrow strip of sand that seems like it may be submersed any second, marks the meeting between Baía de Camamu’s (Camamu Bay) peaceful waters and the stronger waves of the Atlantic Ocean. A framework of wood and straw beams is the only sign of human occupation at Coroa Vermelha (Portuguese for Red Crown), [...]
Brazil’s Leading Arts Financing Group Shares the Wealth
Standing at the window of his office here one afternoon late last year, Mr. Miranda pointed to one of his group’s most ambitious initiatives. In the courtyard below, the avant-garde French troupe Théâtre du Soleil, based in Paris and led by Ariane Mnouchkine, was erecting a giant tent where it would begin a tour of [...]
