Germany took a solid first step on Sunday in defence of their United Cup title with world No 2 Alexander Zverev and Laura Siegemund powering them past Brazil, who were knocked out of the mixed-team tournament. Zverev assured the win by dominating Thiago Monteiro 6-4, 6-4 after Siegemund began with a 6-3, 1-6, 6-4 victory…
Brazilian legend Ronaldo has announced his intention to run for the presidency of the country’s football federation with vow to “recover the prestige” of the national team. The 48-year-old, who was capped 98 times, will run as a candidate to replace current Confederation of Brazilian Football (CBF) president Ednaldo Rodrigues. Brazil, record five-time winners of…
Brazil is expected this year to yield 295.1 million tonnes of cereals, legumes and oilseeds, 6.4 per cent less than in 2023. The state-run Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) that Brazil planted 78.7 million hectares of land in 2024, up by 1.1 per cent from 2023. Rice, corn and soybeans, Brazil’s three main…
Fourteen people were killed Saturday when a plane crashed in the Brazilian Amazon while trying to land in stormy weather in the tourist town of Barcelos, leaving no survivors, officials said. The small plane’s pilot was approaching the remote town in heavy rain, with low visibility, and appeared to inadvertently start landing halfway down the…
