Rio De Janeiro - After two days of heady street parties, Rio's Carnival added a sultry yet competitive edge Sunday as the city's elite samba schools readied to dance off at the famed Sambadrome.A dozen of the best schools, each consisting of several thousand scantily-c...

Braz - Twelve years after he fired this year's World Cup hosts to glory, former Brazil star Ronaldo basked Sunday in the after-glow of Sao Paulo's Carnival celebrations.The 37-year-old's career was the theme of the Gavioes da Fiel samba group, founded by fans...

London - We live in a time when protests take place in Ukraine, Venezuela, Thailand, Brazil and many other countries in the world because of dictatorship, corruption, rogue politicians and presidents.

Rio De Janeiro - More than a million Rio Carnival revellers laid aside bitterness at Brazilian leaders to join wild festivities Saturday in what has been dubbed "the greatest show on Earth."Many participants said they had resolved to forget -- at least until festivitie...

Rio De Janeiro - Rio plunged into five days of hedonistic revelry Friday as the city's legendary carnival opened, with King Momo taking the keys of the city and declaring joy by decree.Wilson Dias da Costa Neto, a smiling, moonfaced 27-year-old chosen as this year's Mo...

Rio De Janeiro - Rio plunged into five days of hedonistic revelry Friday as the city's legendary carnival opened, with King Momo taking the keys of the city and declaring joy by decree.Wilson Dias da Costa Neto, a smiling, moonfaced 27-year-old chosen as this year's Mo...

Bras - Brazil's economic output grew 2.3 percent in 2013 for a third straight year of modest expansion by Latin America's biggest economy, the government said Thursday.Gross domestic product growth for the final quarter of the year rose a brisker-than-expecte...

Braz - Nicknamed the Phenomenon for goalscoring exploits which won him the World Cup with Brazil, Ronaldo is back in the spotlight; this time as a theme of the Sao Paulo carnival.The Gavioes da Fiel samba school have chosen the former Barcelona, Real Madrid a...

Rio De Janeiro - Profits at the world's top iron ore producer, Brazilian mining giant Vale, dived 89.2 percent to $584 million in 2013, the firm said Wednesday.The company also posted a net loss that more than doubled in the fourth quarter of 2013 from the previous yea...

Bras - Brazil forced the withdrawal Tuesday of a line of World Cup shirts bearing suggestive motifs seen as harming the country's image.Following a complaint by the state tourist board, official cup sponsor Adidas withdrew the shirts, which had gone on sale i...

I've always wanted to set off on the Mother of All Roadtrips, starting in northern Alaska and driving all the way down to the tip of South America.

Braz - A fan of Brazilian side Santos died Monday after he was beaten up leaving a league match in Sao Paulo, which will host the opening match of the World Cup, his club said.The 34-year-old fan was attacked by some 15 fans, who beat him with metal bars at a...

Braz - Brazil's federal police said Monday they will stop work Tuesday and Wednesday to demand better wages and improved security for the World Cup."We have reached a critical situation," Jones Borges Leal, chairman of Brazil's national federation of federal ...

Braz - Brazilian police used tear gas and made dozens of arrests Saturday to disperse a protest in Sao Paulo ahead of the World Cup.Among those arrested in Brazil's business hub, which will host the opening match of the World Cup on June 12, were five journal...

Bras - Brazil's economic fundamentals are solid and it should avoid a credit rating downgrade, Finance Minister Guido Mantega told foreign journalists Friday.Recent months have seen Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s both indicate the possibility of a down...

Braz - Federal authorities have launched criminal proceedings against 11 people accused of participating in an alleged bribery scheme by French company Alstom during bidding for Sao Paulo's metro rail systems.

Traffic congestion in urban cities in China, Brazil and Russia will cause a 30 million-vehicle annual decline in auto sales by 2035, according to a new joint study by IHS Automotive and Groupe Futuribles.

Pontyberem - Police in Wales have seized a family pet dog after a six-day old baby died in an emergency theatre room at the University of Wales Hospital in Cardiff on Tuesday morning.

Rio De Janeiro - More than two months after extending a deadline for all 12 World Cup stadiums to be ready, FIFA is Tuesday set to reveal if Curitiba will be retained as a venue for the June event in Brazil.The coaches of the 32 qualifying nations are gathering from Tu...

Rio De Janeiro - Some 1,700 impatient shoppers lined up for hours Saturday for the grand opening of Apple's store in Rio de Janeiro -- the first official outpost in South America.First in line was Thiago Cuba, 31, who said he was looking forward to shopping at the glis...