Three armed robbers stole two Pablo Picasso prints from an art museum in downtown Sao Paulo on Thursday, the city's second high-profile art theft in less than a year
In Brazil, Fluminense center forward Washington is known as "Brave Heart." But not even Mel Gibson could have scripted what he did against São Paulo last Wednesday.
In 2005 and '06, the final of the Copa Libertadores was an all-Brazilian affair. The South American Federation took action to prevent a repeat, ruling that if two teams from the same country made it through to the last four, they'd be forced to play in the semifinals -- thus ensuring two different countries are represented in the final.
Each year the Copa Libertadores treats South American soccer fans with excitement of the highest order, rivaling -- and in many cases, surpassing -- that of Europe's Champions League.
As steady rain comes down in buckets on the revelers, there's a question in Rio de Janeiro that is as hot as Carnaval: Does playing with three strikers make your team better at attacking?
In the summer of 1988, Brazilian striker Müller left São Paulo to join Torino of Italy. Some 19 years later, in the middle of 2007, Corinthians attacking midfielder Willian embarked on his own European adventure, moving to Ukrainian club Shakhtar Donetsk.
It wasn't just Europe's Champions League and UEFA Cup which had their schedules sorted out last week. The draw also took place for the Copa Libertadores, South America's Champions League equivalent, which kicks off in late January.
Few South American clubs can compare to the success of River Plate. The Argentine powerhouse has established itself as an organization of the highest stature.
Three armed robbers stole two Pablo Picasso prints from an art museum in downtown Sao Paulo on Thursday, the city's second high-profile art theft in less than a year
In Brazil, Fluminense center forward Washington is known as "Brave Heart." But not even Mel Gibson could have scripted what he did against São Paulo last Wednesday.
In 2005 and '06, the final of the Copa Libertadores was an all-Brazilian affair. The South American Federation took action to prevent a repeat, ruling that if two teams from the same country made it through to the last four, they'd be forced to play in the semifinals -- thus ensuring two different countries are represented in the final.
Each year the Copa Libertadores treats South American soccer fans with excitement of the highest order, rivaling -- and in many cases, surpassing -- that of Europe's Champions League.
As steady rain comes down in buckets on the revelers, there's a question in Rio de Janeiro that is as hot as Carnaval: Does playing with three strikers make your team better at attacking?
In the summer of 1988, Brazilian striker Müller left São Paulo to join Torino of Italy. Some 19 years later, in the middle of 2007, Corinthians attacking midfielder Willian embarked on his own European adventure, moving to Ukrainian club Shakhtar Donetsk.
It wasn't just Europe's Champions League and UEFA Cup which had their schedules sorted out last week. The draw also took place for the Copa Libertadores, South America's Champions League equivalent, which kicks off in late January.
Few South American clubs can compare to the success of River Plate. The Argentine powerhouse has established itself as an organization of the highest stature.
"I think Brazilians are very demanding with their idols," writes Pelé in his autobiography. "Sometimes it is as if they are more concerned with pulling you down than building you up."
U.S. Education Secretary Margaret Spellings looks more like a college recruiter this week, traveling through South America with American university leaders to woo international students spooked by lengthy visa delays linked to post-9/11 security.
An initial probe of a Brazilian plane crash that killed nearly 200 people suggests the airliner's pilot tried to abort a landing, an official said Wednesday.
RATES: These are the good old days? The Fed left interest rates alone again, and whenever that happens (not moving rates up or down), it always puts a big smile on may face. (I'm pickin' and I'm grinnin'.) This isn't complicated stuff, people, but most everyone misses the very important and to me not-so-subtle point. What Ben (of the Beard) Bernanke & Co. are telling you is that in terms of the tools they have at hand, the economy is PERFECT.
Last year's Copa Libertadores winner, Internacional of Porto Alegre, may have fallen by the wayside, but otherwise, this year's group phase of the tournament was a triumph for Brazilian football.
Shopping is big business throughout the globe, but how much is actually being consumed responsibly? This month on Art of Life, we meet the people, products and charities that can help you make positive changes.
With the sale of three virtual shopping malls for nearly $200,000 earlier this year in one online game, it seems that the virtual streets are paved with gold. You can even get a bank card that will let you pay for dinner with your virtual currency.
Forget the UEFA Champions League. If you want a competition that boasts the future of world soccer, look no further than South America's Copa Libertadores.
Rio has always been a symbol of the exotic, perched on the edge of a mythical continent amid crescents of sand and emerald seas, with tall rocks merging into lush rainforest. Famously friendly, the Brazilian city has welcomed all-comers, from Hollywood icons and European royalty to great train robbers and immigrants from every corner of the globe. Cariocas have generally been happy with their role as ambassadors for an exportable ideal of Brazil as an endless beach party, leaving politics and business to the bureaucrats of Brasilia and the industrialists of Sao Paulo. But the image has been shattered in recent years by the untrammelled expansion of the favelas which has brought the city of five-star hotels and luxury apartments face to face with a desperate mirror image of poverty and violence. Bizarrely, following the global success of "City of God" and its documentary successor "Favela Rising" -- both Oscar-nominated -- the city of bullets, beaches and bossa nova beats has never been hotter. It's undoub
Sao Paulo state Gov. Claudio Lembo announced late Monday that all prison rebellions across the state have ended and 200 prison guards held hostage over the weekend have been freed without injury.
BAGHDAD (CNN) -- Four British soldiers were wounded in a mortar attack on a military outpost in southern Iraq Monday, a British military source in Basra said.
A criminal gang in Brazil launched a wave of attacks against police stations in greater Sao Paulo and uprisings in 64 jails across Sao Paulo state at the weekend, resulting in at least 52 deaths, authorities said.
Travel always provides a wealth of experiences. Have you ever had an interesting, crazy, amazing or bizarre incident whilst overseas on business? We want to hear about what you've been up to. Have your say with CNN.
The Scene hung out in Rio de Janeiro with musician and actor Seu Jorge. Do you have a favorite beach, bar or restaurant for the Brazilian city? Which is your favorite Seu Jorge song? Send us your comments and we'll post them below.
Richard Quest takes the show to Brazil for a country focus, traveling to Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro to take a look at the country's potential for economic stardom, and talk to ministers, business leaders and cultural figures.
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan lamented new struggles that developing countries face in trying to pull their people out of poverty in a speech Saturday to the Group of 77.
Nestled among the rugged hills of Vietnam's Central Highlands, 200 miles north of Ho Chi Minh City, Buon Ma Thuot is a remote and isolated village in a remote and isolated land. The only road in an...
True story: Employees at the profitable Brazilian subsidiary of a U.S. software company were thrilled to learn their archaic PCs were finally going to be upgraded. Rumor was that their Canadian and...
At Semler's manufacturing company in Sao Paulo, financial data are shared with all employees, 30% of employees determine their own salaries, and self-managed teams replace hierarchy. He told the st...
One hour: Traffic is miserable, so forget about getting a cab. If you're in a hotel near Avenida Paulista, the business district, walk to Museum of Art of Sao Paulo (1578 Avenida Paulista, 55-11-25...
HE'S A LITTLE GUY WITH A short name. But when you watch him on the soccer field, he makes you break into a BIG smile. His name is Tatu, and he's a 5 foot 6 inch, 160-pound forward for the Dallas Si...
What's the most expensive city in the world? Probably Tokyo, where the monthly rent for a medium-priced unfurnished three-room apartment is greater than the annual pay for a bus driver in Sao Paulo...
Brazil's mighty Amazon River was once a mere trickle of water. So there's reason for Brazilians to be optimistic about a new debt-for-equity swap program that is cutting a small stream of relief th...
Only one certifiable billionaire emerges from the web of secret bank accounts, underground business dealings, and tax dodging that characterize most business in Latin America. He is Brazil's Sebast...
FOR MOST of the year Brazil's finance minister was one of the most popular men in the country. Dilson Funaro, 53, put together economic reforms that tamed inflation, which had risen to a 500% annua...
THE WORLD is getting a good shot of economic competition from Brazil -- and everyone should welcome the development. Like several of its South American neighbors, it is in the delicate early stages...
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