The airline said aircraft ATR 72-500 operated by Voepass airline, was traveling from Cascavel in southern Parana state to Sao Paulo’s Guarulhos international airport when it crashed in the city of Vinhedo. Voepass initially said the plane was carrying 58 passengers, but a statement on the airline’s website later revised the figure to 57. Images […]
The encounter slated for the Matmut Atlantique Stadium, Bordeaux, will kick-off at 6pm. The Super Falcons are back to the Olympics after a 16-year absence. Tonight’s encounter will be the third meeting between Nigeria and Brazil. Brazil won their first meeting 4-3 at the 1991 FIFA Women’s World Cup. The South Americans also claimed a 3-1 victory […]
Brazil’s National Institute of Space Research has detected 733 fires in the Pantanal biome so far this month, with the previous record for fires in Pantanal for June being 435 registered in 2005. The state of Mato Grosso do Sul, which encompasses 60% of the Brazilian Pantanal, is under a danger warning for a heat […]
After the success of Australia and New Zealand last year, FIFA members picked Brazil over a European bid in a push to expand women’s football to new continents.Delegates meeting in Bangkok voted 119 votes to 78 to send the 10th Women’s World Cup to the land of samba football, beating a joint bid from Belgium, […]