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Brazil oil auction raises disappointing US$17 billion: Official

10:13 | 07/11/2019

Brazil's auction of drilling rights to four deep-sea oil fields raised a disappointing US$17 billion on Wednesday (Nov 6), officials said, well short of expectations ...

Neymar limps off as Brazil draw with Nigeria

09:00 | 14/10/2019

Neymar limped off injured early on as Brazil played out a 1-1 friendly draw against a spirited Nigeria at the Singapore National Stadium on Sunday ...

At least 10 dead in Rio hospital blaze

09:18 | 14/09/2019

A fire erupted in a hospital in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, leaving at least 10 people dead and forcing medical staff and ...

Amazon countries meet to bolster rainforest protection

09:14 | 07/09/2019

Presidents and ministers from seven Amazon countries met in Colombia on Friday (Sep 6) to agree on measures to protect the world's biggest rainforest, under ...

Neymar and PSG left to pick up pieces as transfer saga ends

09:51 | 03/09/2019

Neymar's decision to join Paris Saint-Germain in 2017 was motivated by a desire to establish himself as the best player in the world, but a ...

Brazil's Bolsonaro to stop using France's Bic pens amid spat

08:43 | 31/08/2019

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro said Friday (Aug 30) he will stop using disposable pens made by France's Bic to sign official documents, while a diplomatic ...

Brazilian minister meets Trump, says on 'same page' over Amazon fires

08:00 | 31/08/2019

Brazil and the United States believe the international community should have no say in confronting fires raging in the Amazon rainforest, Brazilian Foreign Minister Ernesto ...

Brazil's army fights Amazon fires after hundreds of new blazes ignite

08:58 | 26/08/2019

Brazil on Sunday (Aug 25) deployed two Hercules C-130 aircraft to douse fires devouring parts of the Amazon rainforest, as hundreds of new blazes were ...