SAO PAULO (AP) — The night before New Year’s Eve in Rio de Janeiro, thousands of revelers clad in their bathing suits crowded onto the iconic Ipanema beach to have some seaside drinks. It was one of ...

SAO PAULO (AP) — The night before New Year’s Eve in Rio de Janeiro, thousands of revelers clad in their bathing suits crowded onto the iconic Ipanema beach to have some seaside drinks. It was one of ...

DOHA, Qatar — This is why Brazil is the favorite to win the World Cup. This is why it has been all along. Not so much because of its complete and utter domination of the best South Korean team in a ...

SAO PAULO (AP) — Few sports fans in Brazil may know exactly what a Hail Mary pass is. But even those who don’t follow American football will understand when local commentators describe the desperate, ...

So, there’s the shock of that: Brazil out of this World Cup. Beaten in a penalty shootout when, only a bit earlier, it looked like a single goal of sublime skill by Neymar had the sent the team, the ...

After pulling one out late against Costa Rica on Friday, Brazil’s Neymar decided to kneel down in the middle of field and weep. He stayed that way, crying, for so long that his legs gave out. Then he ...

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