Singaporean Jansen Foo has been appointed as the referee for the prestige international friendly match between Nigeria and Brazil taking place in Singapore on Sunday, 13th October 2019. Foo will be assisted by compatriots Abdul Hannan (assistant referee 1), Ong…
Brazil confirm friendlies with Nigeria and Senegal (BBC)
Brazil have confirmed they will face Senegal on 10 October and Nigeria three days later at the National Stadium in Singapore. It will be first ever meeting between Brazil and Senegal, who lost the Africa Cup of Nations final to Algeria and…
US and Brazil agree to Amazon development (BBC)
The US and Brazil have agreed to promote private-sector development in the Amazon, during a meeting in Washington on Friday. They also pledged a $100m (£80m) biodiversity conservation fund for the Amazon led by the private sector. Brazil’s foreign minister…
Amazon fires: Brazil to reject G7 offer of $22m aid (BBC)
The Brazilian government has said it will reject an offer of aid from G7 countries to help tackle fires in the Amazon rainforest. French President Emmanuel Macron – who hosted a G7 summit that ended on Monday – said $22m…
‘Record number of fires’ in Brazilian rainforest (BBC)
Brazil’s Amazon rainforest has seen a record number of fires this year, according to new data from the country’s space research agency. The National Institute for Space Research (Inpe) said its satellite data showed an 84% increase on the same period…
Brazil drug dealer dresses up as daughter in bungled jail escape (BBC)
A drug dealer in Brazil was caught trying to escape from the jail where he was locked up by disguising himself as his 19-year-old daughter. Prison authorities in Rio de Janeiro released a video showing the inmate wearing a wig,…
Brazil cocaine haul: Shoppers find drug stash in their soap powder box (BBC)
Shoppers in Brazil found they had unwittingly bought cocaine when they opened soap powder they had purchased at a supermarket in Sao Paulo. At least 80kg (176lb) of the drug was found in the store in the Ermelino Matarazzo district,…
Fans bid final farewell to Brazil music legend Joao Gilberto (Punch)
Hundreds of mourners turned out on Monday to bid a final farewell to Brazilian music legend Joao Gilberto at a public vigil in Rio de Janeiro. Wreathes placed around the semi-open coffin in the city’s majestic Municipal Theater paid tribute…
Show some respect, Brazil coach Tite tells Messi (Punch)
Brazil coach Tite told Lionel Messi to show some respect following claims from the Argentina captain that the Copa America had been “fixed” so the hosts would win. Brazil clinched the Copa by defeating Peru 3-1 at the Maracana on…
Messi blames referee for Argentina’s exit (Punch)
Lionel Messi accused the referee of bias after Argentina crashed out of the Copa America with a 2-0 semi-final loss to Brazil. The Argentina captain felt a number of decisions went against his side in Belo Horizonte as goals from…