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Plane crash: Brazil declares three-day mourning

10 August 2024

 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 […]

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Paris 2024 Olympics: Super Falcons begin medal quest against Brazil

25 July 2024

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 […]

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Record-breaking fires consume Brazil’s Pantanal wetland

27 June 2024

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 […]

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Brazil to host 2027 Women’s World Cup

17 May 2024

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, […]

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