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Lucas Pinheiro Braathen Wins First Winter Olympic Gold for Brazil in Giant Slalom

Braathen won Brazil’s first-ever Winter Games medal at the Milan Cortina Olympics.

Sports Illustrated · Feb 14

Brazilian skier wins shock gold to make Winter Olympics history as first ever South American medallist

Lucas Pinheiro Braathan stunned the competition to storm to Olympic giant slalom gold in Bormio and make history for South America

The Independent UK · Feb 14

Lucas Pinheiro Braathen makes Winter Olympic history for Brazil

Gold in the giant slalom was Brazil’s – and indeed South America’s – first medal at the Winter Games.

The Independent UK · Feb 14

Coffee Prices Gain as Lower Prices Spark Demand

March arabica coffee (KCH26 ) on Friday closed up +0.40 (+0.13%), and March ICE robusta coffee (RMH26 ) closed up +24 (+0.63%). Coffee prices moved higher for a second day on Friday, with robusta posting a 1-week high. This week's slump in coffee prices to 6-month lows has sparked buying...

Barchart · Feb 13

Football has a real fossil fuel problem – and it’s not sustainable

In 1958, Brazil won the men’s Fifa World Cup in Sweden. The team, which included a 17-year-old Pelé, stayed in a modest country hotel and travelled by train or bus to small stadiums in cities such as Uddevalla and Göteborg.

The Conversation · Feb 13

Oversold Conditions Spark Mild Short Covering in Sugar Futures

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) today is up +0.01 (+0.07%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH26 ) is up +8.90 (+2.37%). Sugar prices are moving higher today on some technical short-covering after the recent selloff pushed them into oversold territory. On Thursday, sugar prices extended their...

Barchart · Feb 13

Coffee Prices Push Higher on Renewed Roaster Demand

March arabica coffee (KCH26 ) today is up +3.25 (+1.08%), and March ICE robusta coffee (RMH26 ) is up +67 (+1.75%). Coffee prices are moving higher for a second day today, with robusta posting a 1-week high. This week's slump in coffee prices to 6-month lows has sparked buying interest...

Barchart · Feb 13

Rio carnival to offer towering tribute to Lula, ‘the greatest Brazilian of all time’

Brazil president to receive unprecedented honour at opening night of procession with a giant effigy of him

The Guardian - US · Feb 13

"The tribe explained to us that the only way they wrote music was if someone dreamed of it." How a cult band headed deep into the Brazilian jungle, got help from an indigenous tribe and emerged with one of the 90s' defining metal songs

This track was truly trailblazing for heavy music

Metal Hammer · Feb 13

Podcast: From Brazil to Brussels: What's the beef with the EU–Mercosur trade deal?

What are the pros and cons of the EU-Mercosur trade deal? Which EU leader would you choose for a Valentines dinner date? The questions we answer on this episode of "Brussels, my love?' the podcast.

Euronews · Feb 13