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20 Countries with the Lowest Slum Population in the World
Insider Monkey via Yahoo Finance· 1 month agoIn this article, we take a look at the 20 countries with the lowest slum population in the world. If...
Pelé, who rose from a Brazilian slum to become the world's greatest soccer player, dies at 82
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPelé is carried off the field by his teammates after Brazil won the 1970 World Cup in Mexico City....
Brazil's Lula unveils $200 billion infrastructure plan as skeptics caution about spending spree
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 10 months agoBrazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Friday unveiled a plan to spend 1 trillion reais...
Pelé, transcendent soccer superstar and Brazilian ‘national treasure,’ dies at 82
Yahoo Sports· 1 year agoPelé, the Brazilian soccer legend widely hailed as "O Rei do Futebol," the king of his sport, the...
How Brazil’s Lula Is Trying to Win Over Evangelicals Who Rejected Him
Bloomberg via Yahoo News· 5 days ago(Bloomberg) -- On a sweltering day in March in a scruffy Rio de Janeiro suburb, a group of hundreds...
Young women in a Rio favela hope to overcome slum violence to play in the Women's World Cup in 2027
Associated Press via AOL· 3 weeks agoA 20-minute drive separates the historic Maracana Stadium from the Complexo do Alemao, one of Rio de...
Brazil police violence reignites after deadly Rio, Sao Paulo raids
Reuters via Yahoo News· 10 months agoRIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -Police in Rio de Janeiro killed at least nine people in a raid on...
Race, discrimination and Haiti dominate discussions in Brazil as top Biden official visits
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe United States is continuing to explore ways to help Haiti’s critical security challenges, the...
Lula, Bolsonaro seek to firm up support ahead of Brazil vote
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBrazil's two presidential candidates sought to firm up support in their traditional bases Wednesday,...
Vigils held in Brazil for people killed in police raids
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoVigils are being held in Brazil to remember those killed in police raids, as concern is raised over...