Rio Provides Basketball School to 500 Students Across State
The basketball school Escolinha FlaBasquete, set up by the State Department for Sports, Leisure, and Youth, in partnership with Flamengo...
March 20, 2018Topic
Basketball
NBA Launches Basketball Social Project in Rio’s Complexo da Maré
In partnership with the local project "Maré que Transforma" (Tide that Transforms), the Jr. NBA program will offer free basketball...
September 7, 2017
Brazil Loses to Puerto Rico, Out of 2017 FIBA AmeriCup
With the 89-80 loss, four-time AmeriCup champs, Brazil, are out of the 2017 AmeriCup title contention, but the club is...
August 28, 2017
Puerto Rico Stuns Brazil Out of 2018 FIBA Women’s World Cup
For the first time in 58 years, Brazil will not have a representative in the next Women's Basketball World Cup...
August 14, 2017
Where to Watch the 2017 NBA Finals in Rio de Janeiro
For those looking for a place to follow the NBA finals on Friday (May 9th), when the Cleveland Cavaliers and...
June 9, 2017
FIBA Says Brazil’s Ban from International Basketball to Continue
FIBA says while it "acknowledged the efforts" of the CBB, Brazil's basketball suspension will continue.
May 4, 2017
Team Brazil Falls to the World in NBB All-Star Basketball Game
Led by California-native Shamell Stallworth, the NBB's best foreign-born players defeated the league's best Brazilians, 108-96, in the finale of...
March 20, 2017
Rio State Offers Free Sports Programs for Youths and Seniors
The Esporte RJ (Sport RJ) project, provided by Rio's Secretary of State for Sport, Leisure and Youth (SEELJE), has resumed...
January 23, 2017
FIBA Bans Brazil’s CBB from International Basketball
Basketball’s major international governing body, FIBA, has suspended Brazil’s basketball league (CBB) from international competitions for several longstanding issues.
November 15, 2016