SA preparations for the World Cup suffered a jolt overnight on Sunday when they slid to a 2-1 loss to a team comprising reserve players of Santos.
Bafana Bafana, or to be more precise, Carlos Alberto Parreira, received a resounding welcome in his home country.
Drug mule’s mother reveals how minister’s wife was the brains behind the cocaine-trafficking operation.
Rescue crews on Saturday intensified the search for victims at a plush Brazilian beach resort ravaged by mudslides and flooding.
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/ 19 December 2009
A global warming deal worked out by US President Barack Obama and four other countries, including SA, faces mass opposition at Copenhagen.
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/ 30 November 2009
Honduras’ disputed presidential election is likely to set Washington against emerging Latin American power Brazil.
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/ 24 November 2009
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Brasilia on Monday seeking support for his controversial nuclear programme.
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/ 17 November 2009
The world’s largest rain forest is a great cauldron of biodiversity that has already produced medicine for diseases such as malaria.
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/ 14 November 2009
Some of the coffee world’s most discerning palettes came together in the heart of Brazil’s coffee belt on Friday to judge which brews are best.
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/ 13 November 2009
Tom Phillips goes into Rio de Janeiro’s notorious favelas to discover how evangelical preachers are trying to stem the tide of killings.
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/ 11 November 2009
A massive blackout plunged millions in Brazil’s largest cities into darkness, sparking major disruptions and energy supply concerns on Wednesday.
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/ 15 October 2009
Rubens Barrichello is convinced he still has a chance of overhauling his teammate Jenson Button to win this year’s drivers’ world championship.
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/ 14 October 2009
Four-time champions Brazil will play Ghana in the final of the Under-20 World Cup on Friday after both sides safely negotiated their semifinals.
Brazil advanced to the quarterfinals of the Under-20 World Cup, scoring three first-half goals in 10 minutes on Wednesday to beat Uruguay 3-1.
The organiser’s of Rio’s winning bid to host the 2016 Olympics has hit out at claims that there were ”invisible dynamics” behind the city’s win.
The world must address climate change with or without the US, writes David Adam
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/ 29 September 2009
Naspers has bought Brazilian e-commerce group BuscaPe.com for -million, the media company said on Tuesday.
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/ 15 September 2009
Confidential ANC document reveals doubts about
the country’s position as Africa’s powerhouse
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/ 2 September 2009
Rio de Janeiro and Chicago’s chances of hosting the 2016 Olympics were boosted on Wednesday as they appeared to come out tops in the IOC’s evaluation.
South African government departments and development agencies have been visiting Brazil in droves, eager to learn from that country’s recent success.
Whereas leaders represent the people, they must also sometimes lead by being able to see beyond what many of us might feel or want.
Germany beat Azerbaijan 2-0 to move ahead in its World Cup qualifying group on Wednesday, while France laboured to a 1-0 win over the Faroe Islands.
The government of Rio de Janeiro is building concrete walls to prevent sprawling slums from spreading farther into the picturesque hills.
Brazilian international Robinho is threatening to sue soccer legend Pele over claims made by him that he had taken recreational drugs.
Rolf Glaser zips his motorbike up the alleyways of Vidigal slum, past a bunch of cheerful drug traffickers, and emerges at a cliffside plateau.
In any endurance event, an unprepared athlete is in danger of hitting ”the wall” — a point when the muscles weaken and the spirit droops.
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/ 23 February 2009
Brazil’s five-day Carnival got into high gear on Sunday with its famous parades in Rio de Janeiro adding extravagance to lusty street parties.
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/ 11 February 2009
They avoid taking buses, make sure friends know their schedules, and rarely go out when it’s dark.
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/ 31 December 2008
At first glance, the ”City of Music” appears to be in perfect harmony with Rio de Janeiro, Brazil’s lyrical capital of Carnival.
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/ 25 November 2008
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is hoping to make inroads into Brazil’s emerging oil and defence industries during a visit there this week.
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/ 18 November 2008
Barack Obama’s rise to power in the United States has exposed cracks in Brazil’s self-image as a racially integrated society.
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/ 13 November 2008
Big emerging countries are looking to push their way into seats next to the rich nations’ club at the G20 summit in Washington on Saturday.