World Cup Loss Unlikely to Affect Presidential Elections
Brazil's economic woes were temporarily forgotten during the World Cup, but will come back into focus as presidential campaigning starts.
July 15, 2014Topic
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Rio Police Crush Protest During World Cup Final
After days with major incident, military police were busy in Rio de Janeiro on July 13th, as protests turned violent...
July 15, 2014
Two Protests Outside FIFA FanFest in Rio: Daily
Two marches merged into one outside the FIfa FanFest in Copacabana, before the Brazil vs Cameroon game yesterday.
June 24, 2014
Protest March in São Paulo Turns Violent: Daily
A peaceful march to mark the anniversary of the 2013 protests against transportation tariff increases turned violent Thursday night.
June 20, 2014
Brazil Protests Against World Cup Before Match: Daily
Protesters in at least seven host cities took to the streets against abusive costs of putting on the World Cup.
June 13, 2014
Security Forces Increase in Rio de Janeiro for World Cup
Rio de Janeiro state reinforced its security force for the 2014 World Cup games on Friday, June 6th, with almost...
June 10, 2014
Opinion: Celebrate the Greatest Sporting Spectacle on Earth
Tomorrow (Thursday), the most watched sporting event on the planet - the FIFA World Cup - kicks off in the...
June 10, 2014
Brazil’s World Cup Host Cites Feeling the Strain: Daily
Strikes, protests and public unrest continue to blight Brazil’s host cities such as Rio de Janeiro, Curitiba, Porto Alegre and...
June 6, 2014
Brazil Spends Record R$1.9B on World Cup Security
Brazil’s security preparations for World Cup break records, totalling nearly R$2 billion and involving 170,000 agents.
June 3, 2014