The Latest Breaking News from Brazil

Octopus Dreams and What They Reveal About the Origins of Consciousness in Animals

The skin that moves while the animal sleepsIn 2021, researchers at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology filmed sleeping octopuses and watched something that had no clean explanation: the animals' skin began to pulse with colour. Waves of white, orange, and dark brown rolled across their bodies in rhythmic…

Times Life · Jul 22

US readies new tariffs as Trump's 10% global levy to expire

WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - The United States is set to impose new tariffs that could hit dozens of countries soon, trade envoy Jamieson Greer signaled Tuesday, with President Donald Trump's temporary global levies due to expire this week.

Bangkok Post · Jul 22

'Unrecognisable' Vinicius Junior Debuts New Look After Undergoing Chin Surgery Post World Cup

Vinicius Junior's altered jawline after a chin harmonisation procedure has sparked widespread online reaction, with fans struggling to recognise the Real Madrid star following Brazil's World Cup exit.

International Business Times UK · Jul 21

Harry Styles cancels Brazil show due to ‘tour illness’

The singer kicked off the first two shows of the Brazil leg of his Together, Together tour at the weekend.

Evening Standard · Jul 21

Harry Styles cancels Brazil concert due to a ‘health issue’

Fans with tickets to Tuesday’s show will be able to buy discounted tickets for Friday’s concert, which is still scheduled to occur

The Independent UK · Jul 21

Arabica Coffee Advances as Brazil Rains Threaten to Delay the Coffee Harvest

September arabica coffee (KCU26 ) today is up +2.15 (+0.66%), and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU26 ) is down -45 (-1.16%). Coffee prices are mixed today. Arabica coffee is climbing today amid forecasts for rains later this week in Brazil’s coffee-growing regions, which could further delay the harvest and deteriorate...

Barchart · Jul 21

Soccer and faith: Did evangelicalism really cost Brazil the World Cup?

After Brazil was knocked out of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, many fans were quick to blame the team’s poor performance on the evangelical beliefs of some players. On social media, some complained that Brazil’s team was much better when its players were “behaving like Catholics” and that “evangelical Protestant…

The Conversation · Jul 21

The Biggest Names to Have Retired From International Soccer After 2026 World Cup

The 2026 World Cup represented the end of an era for so many players and teams.

Sports Illustrated · Jul 21

2030 World Cup Prediction Market: Spain Leads France to Win Next World Cup

Spain is favored on prediction markets to win a second consecutive World Cup in 2030.

Sports Illustrated · Jul 21

In 1998, a war photographer inherited a cattle ranch stripped of its rainforest; over the next 20 years, he and his wife planted 2 million trees by hand, brought back the dried-up springs, and turned it into a protected nature reserve

Photographer Sebastião Salgado and his wife restored a barren family farm in Brazil. They planted over two million trees, transforming the degraded land into a reserve. This restoration effort brought back native wildlife and flowing springs to the property. Their nonprofit, Instituto Terra, now educates and restores ecosystems across the…

The Economic Times · Jul 21