Protests planned across Brazil despite government concessions
Protests are planned in more than 80 cities across Brazil Thursday, a week after the start of massive demonstrations that have sent hundreds of thousands of people into the streets denouncing poor...
View ArticleBrazil officials reverse subway, bus fare hike
SAO PAULO (AP) — Leaders in Brazil's two biggest cities said Wednesday that they reversed an increase in bus and subway fares that ignited anti-government protests that have spread across the nation...
View ArticleBrazil middle-class anger turns to Fifa cups
RIO DE JANEIRO: Fifa boss Joseph Blatter is the most hated person in Brazil today. With his caustic comments on the ongoing protests in several cities across the country, Blatter has provoked young...
View ArticleTens of thousands protest Confed Cup costs in Brazil
YOUTHS have clashed with police in central Rio as more than 200,000 people rallied in major Brazilian cities to protest the billions of dollars spent on the Confederations Cup and higher public...
View ArticlePitched battles as Brazil protests spread
Anti-government protesters confront riot police outside a soccer stadium hosting a match between Brazil and Mexico in Fortaleza, in north-eastern Brazil. Photo: STRINGER/BRAZIL Sao Paulo: Brazilian...
View ArticleSoccer spending angers Brazil’s poor
Rio de Janeiro - Youths clashed with police in central Rio de Janeiro on Monday as more than 200 000 people marched in major Brazilian cities to protest the billions of dollars spent on the...
View ArticleBrazil protests over World Cup costs spread nationwide
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of major Brazilian cities Monday as protests against the billions of dollars spent on new stadiums and higher public transport costs spread. By FRANCE...
View ArticleBrazil protesters clash with police in Fortaleza
Zee Media Bureau Rio: Even as two major cities in Brazil decided to revoke increased fares, tens of thousands of protesters in Brazilian city of Fortaleza, clashed with riot police continuing the wave...
View ArticleRousseff holds crisis talks on Brazil protests
By Yana MarullPublished June 21, 2013AFP People pass by the broken window of a bank attacked overnight by demonstrators on Presidente Vargas avenue in downtown Rio de Janeiro on June 21, 2013....
View ArticleBrazil to kick off Confederations Cup in key World Cup test
BRASILIA: After months of angst over preparation delays, Brazil steps into the global spotlight on Saturday when it kicks off the Confederations Cup, a key test of its readiness to stage the World Cup...
View ArticleWe are doing good things for Brazil: FIFA
Tweet Rio de Janeiro, June 25 (IANS) FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke has moved to defuse anti-World Cup sentiment in Brazil, insisting world football's governing body is "doing good things" for...
View ArticleBrazil fare hikes rolled back in victory for protests
RIO DE JANEIRO : Brazils’ two biggest cities on Wednesday rolled back transit fare hikes that had triggered massive protests as demonstrators clashed with police outside a Confederations Cup match....
View ArticleOnly a year away...
The World Cup is just 12 months away and Brazil desperately wants to welcome the thousands of football fans that will not only add to the colour of a Brazilian World Cup, but also to the economies of...
View ArticleProtests planned across Brazil despite concessions
Click photo to enlarge Brazilians hold a poster shaped as a bus that reads in Portuguese; "Zero tariffs, transport 24 hours," during a march demanding free public transit and against the money poured...
View ArticleBrazil protests fetch fare hike rollback
Rio de Janerio: Brazils' two biggest cities on Wednesday rolled back transit fare hikes that had triggered massive protests as demonstrators clashed with police outside a Confederations Cup match. The...
View ArticleBlatter: Brazil 2014 will bring people together (FIFA - Fédération...
(Source: FIFA - Fédération Internationale de Football Association) A clock displaying 365 days, as well as hours and minutes, designed by one of the most famous Brazilians of all time, is due to be...
View ArticleClashes In Brazil As 'One Million' March
Demonstrators and riot police have clashed on a new day of mass nationwide protests over poor public services, government corruption and the cost of hosting the World Cup. Police and experts, quoted...
View ArticleBrazil protests spread in Sao Paulo, Brasilia and Rio
Tens of thousands of people marched through Brazil's largest city, Sao Paulo, on Monday as protests spread over rising public transport prices and the cost of staging the 2014 World Cup....
View ArticleProtesters Try To Force Way Into Brazil Match
Brazilian protesters outraged over the costs of hosting next year's World Cup have clashed with police outside a football stadium, as the government deployed elite forces to contain the unrest....
View ArticleBrazil Protests: Elite Troops Sent To Hot Spots
Brazilian protesters outraged over the costs of hosting next year's World Cup have clashed with police outside a football stadium, as the government deployed elite forces to contain the unrest....
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