As Brazil prepares for the 2014 World Cup and Confederation Cup in June, its Association of Prostitutes has been teaching sex workers English.
Brazil were booed by their own fans after stumbling to a 2-2 draw with Chile in their first friendly at a 2014 World Cup stadium.
After positioning itself as the champion of the African continent, South Africa must now develop and articulate a comprehensive Brics strategy.
The meeting of Brics leaders next week could uncharitably be described as a summit of the world’s emerging economic powers – plus South Africa.
Besides the Brazil project’s mounting costs, the company’s platinum earnings are sharply down, writes Chantelle Benjamin.
Brazil striker Lucas hopes to emulate his idol Lionel Messi when he joins big-spending Paris St Germain next month.
Sustained reforms and strong leadership will enable South Africa to reap economic prosperity, says Lyal White.
Although the Brics offers advantages, it will not always make sense to go along with its decisions, say Peter Draper and Catherine Grant.
Santos striker Neymar, playing only one day after scoring twice for Brazil against Japan, shrugged off jet leg to score a stunning individual goal.
Friendly internationals are tedious rubbish. But September 7’s collision between Bafana Bafana and Brazil is one of the exceptions to the rule.
Many Brazilians watched the closing ceremony of the London Olympics with trepidation.
Mexico stunned Brazil to win their first gold in the Olympic men’s soccer tournament with a shock 2-1 victory over five-time world champions Brazil.
Only one thing unites those at the People’s Summit — unhappiness over the status quo, writes Jonathan Watts.
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay has voiced alarm over the fourth murder of a journalist in Brazil this year.
Brazil’s rapid expansion has not been underpinned by sound legal systems, as logic has dictated. But they have managed to break out of poverty.
<em>The New York Times</em> has revealed that Wal-Mart covered up findings of an internal probe that proved its Mexican subsidiary bribed officials.
The rising profile of the Brics has reshaped the geopolitical economy and this has given rise to the idea of setting up a development bank.
South Africa’s inclusion into Brics has been a political triumph, but the real challenges are about to start.
Brics members — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — are expected to begin cross-listing financial products.
Officials and authorities in São Paulo have raised concerns over the death of a soccer supporter in Brazil and think it might increase fan violence.
A fan has been shot to death and three had to be hospitalised after a fight between rival supporter groups in Brazil broke out on Sunday.
Fifa president Sepp Blatter has announced that Jeremy Valcke will retain all his duties relating to the 2014 World Cup despite his clash with Brazil.
Former head of the Brazil Football Federation Ricardo Teixeira has resigned from Fifa’s executive committee and the Brazilian federation.
Success is threatening to become a problem for Brazil.
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/ 8 February 2012
South Africa’s airports company, Acsa, has won a bid for the expansion, maintenance and operation management of Brazil’s largest airport.
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/ 11 January 2012
Malawi has signed a $1-billion deal with Brazil’s Vale for the construction of a rail line to transport 18-million tonnes of coal from Mozambique.
There is no doubt the Ibsa forum was one of the seminal diplomatic achievements of the Thabo Mbeki presidency.
Welcome to Brazil’s first reality show to delve into the lives of the country’s growing class of super-rich.
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/ 14 December 2011
Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies says the developmental mandate will be fundamental at the World Trade Organisation’s ministerial conference.
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/ 14 December 2011
Slower growth in China and the debt crisis in Europe is worrying Brazil’s huge agribusiness sector, its national Confederation of Agriculture says.
Cristina Fernandez (Kirchner) begins a second four-year term as Argentina’s President with the country’s economy shadowed by the financial crisis.
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/ 4 November 2011
China plans to bridge the gap between rich and poor nations by urging emerging economies to make concrete emission reduction plans.