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Forget glitter, this Carnival party in southern Brazil is all about mud

A Carnival party in Paraty swaps glitter and costumes for mud, as crowds cover themselves in gray sludge and celebrate as one group

The Independent UK

Through Day 8, Canada Surprisingly Still Without First Gold Medal at Winter Olympics

Brazil has one more gold medal (1) than Canada (0) so far.

Sports Illustrated

Brazil’s World Cup Preparations Rocked After Star Player Suffers Brutal Injury

The Seleção face France and Croatia during the March international window.

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Lucas Pinheiro Braathen makes history for Brazil after winning giant slalom gold in Milano Cortina

Lucas Pinheiro Braathen beat Switzerland's Marco Odermatt by 0.58 seconds in the giant slalom event to clinch the gold and with it, securing Brazil's first ever medal in the Winter Olympics.

Euronews

Brazilians celebrate 'Carnival in the Italian snow' as Alpine skier wins Olympic gold

With Brazil entering the joyous throes of Carnival, Alpine ski racer Lucas Pinheiro Braathen just gave it another reason to celebrate: an Olympic gold medal at the Winter Games

The Independent UK

Huge floats, wild costumes and nonstop street parties: Brazil Carnival in photos

The world’s biggest party is back as Carnival celebrations return to Brazil with glittery, outrageous costumes, samba rhythms ringing out until dawn and hundreds of raucous roaming parties flooding the streets.

The Independent UK

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.

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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

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

Brazil’s Pinheiro Braathen wins gold – and South America’s first Winter Olympics medal

Brazil’s Lucas Pinheiro Braathen bagged South America’s first Winter Olympic medal, the skier with ‘Let’s Dance’ on his helmet, clinching giant slalom gold

The Guardian - UK

Oscar nominee Wagner Moura: ‘I didn’t want to keep playing drug dealers. Latinos are way more than that’

THE SATURDAY INTERVIEW: The ‘Narcos’ star once faced censorship from Brazil’s then president Jair Bolsonaro, and is now the plucky underdog of this year’s Best Actor Oscar race. He speaks to Tom Murray about fighting stereotypes, the political importance of ‘The Secret Agent’, and violence in Trump’s America

The Independent UK

Liam Rosenior hails Chelsea’s ‘outstanding professionals’ after cup win at Hull

Pedro Neto fired a hat-trick and Brazil winger Estevao was also on target for the Premier League side.

The Independent UK

Technical Short Covering Supports Sugar Prices

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) on Friday closed up +0.03 (+0.22%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH26 ) closed up +21.00 (+5.58%). Sugar prices moved higher on Friday as the recent selloff pushed prices into oversold territory, prompting some technical buying. March London sugar settled sharply...

Barchart

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...

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The Conversation

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.

Barchart

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...

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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...

The Guardian - US

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

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Metal Hammer

"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

Euronews

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.

The Independent UK

Brazilian au pair faces sentencing in scheme to kill lover's wife and another man

A Brazilian au pair is facing a judge after confessing to scheming with her lover to kill his wife and another man

The Independent UK

Sex workers to be honored during annual Rio Carnival parade

In Brazil, voluntary adult sex work is not a crime and has been recognized as an official occupation by the labour ministry since 2002

Barchart

Sugar Prices Tumble as Global Stockpiles Expand

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) on Thursday closed down -0.09 (-0.65%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH26 ) closed down -11.10 (-2.87%). Sugar prices extended their 5-month-long plunge on Thursday and fell to 5.25-year nearest-futures lows. Concerns that a global sugar surplus will persist are hammering...

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Coffee Prices Jump as a Rally in the Brazilian Real Spurs Short Covering

March arabica coffee (KCH26 ) on Thursday closed up +4.85 (+1.65%), and March ICE robusta coffee (RMH26 ) closed up +76 (+2.02%). Coffee prices settled sharply higher on Thursday as strength in the Brazilian real (^USDBRL ) spurred short covering in coffee futures. The real rallied to a 1.75-year high...

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Sugar Prices Sink to 5-Year Lows on Abundant Supplies

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) today is down -0.06 (-0.43%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH26 ) is down -8.20 (-2.12%). Sugar prices extended their 5-month-long plunge today and posted 5.25-year nearest-futures lows. Concerns that a global sugar surplus will persist are hammering prices. Last Wednesday,...

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