The Latest Breaking News from Brazil

Brazil's outgoing government of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro has lifted a ban on Venezuelan senior officials entering the country, according to a decision published on Friday in the Official Gazette.

Brazil fans were seen crying on the streets of Liverpool after the match

A trio of clumsy robbers left a trail of cash behind as they fled the scene of a lottery shop raid - then locals rushed to scoop up the leftover cash from the street

The eye of the camera told the stories of kangaroo care for human babies, Angola's intrepid female de-miners, Ukrainian refugees who find a warm — and familiar — welcome in Brazil and more.

Pele was only 17 when he burst onto the scene in Sweden in sensational fashion, scoring six goals as Brazil won the World Cup for the first time.

A minute’s applause will be held before this weekend’s Premier League games in honour of Pele.

Whether or not Pelé scored almost 1,300 goals in his professional soccer career, all of his biographers agree that the three-time World Cup champion wrote more than 100 songs and sold more than 100,000 copies of one of his albums. He was also in the movies, notably in the World…

This week, we pay tribute to two icons - Brazilian football great Pele and fashion pioneer Vivienne Westwood. 

From spearheading the “beautiful game” to helping Brazil win three World Cup titles, Pelé embodied greatness in his sport. The incarnation of the country’s style and elegance on the field, Pelé began enchanting Brazilian fans as a teenager. He helped the Selecao lift the World Cup trophy for the first…

The Brazil great died in Sao Paulo on Thursday.

The Brazilian media paid a heartfelt tribute to the country’s greatest footballing hero, Pele, after his death at the age of 82.