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Tattoos embellish scars, heal wounds in Brazil

Sao Paulo (AFP) - Standing in front of the mirror, Marlene Silva dos Santos admires the new tattoo splashed across her chest, covering the circular surgery scar left by the Brazilian 51-year-old's battle with breast cancer.

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Bride And Grime: Wife Makes Husband Sign Washing Up Contract

Jaqueline married Lucas in a traditional ceremony, with their friends and family in attendance.

Zenger

Brazil's Lula taps former rival as his pick for running mate

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has chosen a past rival to be his running mate in October’s election

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Former Sao Paulo governor Alckmin officially joins Lula presidential bid

The Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB) on Friday officially nominated former Sao Paulo Governor Geraldo Alckmin to be former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's running mate in this October's election.

Reuters

Sao Paulo Governor Doria to drop out of Brazil presidential race, papers say

The governor of Brazil's most populous and richest state, Joao Doria, will announce his decision not to run for president later on Thursday, according to local newspapers citing allies close to the center-right politician.

Reuters

Brazilians Join Fight in Far-away Ukraine

Wearing a camouflage T-shirt that clings to his biceps, Brazilian policeman Saulo packs his bag with combat boots, camping gear, gun holsters and a knife -- "just the essential" to go fight in Ukraine. The 35-year-old Sao Paulo man quit his job as a military police officer to travel more…

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Former Sao Paulo governor Alckmin joins leftist party to be Lula's running mate

Former Sao Paulo governor Geraldo Alckmin joined the Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB) on Wednesday, taking the first step in officializing a once-unimaginable union with Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as the leftist's running mate in the October election.

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Viral photo changes Brazil trash-pickers' lives

Sao Paulo (AFP) - A holiday story that emerged from an unlikely place took a heartwarming turn when Gabriel Silva, a Brazilian boy photographed pulling a Christmas tree from a garbage dump, managed to help buy his family a house.

AFP

Petrobras share prices plunge after Bolsonaro criticism

Sao Paulo (AFP) - Shares in Brazilian oil company Petrobras plummeted more than seven percent Monday after President Jair Bolsonaro criticized the organization's pricing policy in the face of rising crude prices due to the war in Ukraine.

AFP

Sao Paulo ex-governor joins Brazil Socialist party to be Lula running mate

Former Sao Paulo governor Geraldo Alckmin will join the Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB) so he can stand in the October election as former leftist president Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva's vice-presidential running mate, party members said.

Reuters

Brazilian footballers speak of 'terror' in Ukraine flight

Sao Paulo (AFP) - A group of Brazilian footballers and their families arrived in Sao Paulo on Tuesday after a two-day odyssey to escape war-torn Ukraine, where they play their club football.

AFP

Pele discharged after urinary infection: hospital

Sao Paulo (AFP) - Brazilian football great Pele has been discharged from a Sao Paulo hospital following two weeks of treatment for a tumor and a urinary tract infection, the medical institution said Monday.

AFP

Brazil coach Tite to step down after World Cup

Sao Paulo (AFP) - Brazil coach Tite said Friday he would step down after the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, for which his five-time world champions are among the favourites.

AFP

Pandemic Inspires Street Artists in Sao Paolo

An image of hands joined in prayer with a dangling stethoscope covers the wall of a large hospital in Sao Paulo.

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Pele to stay in hospital due to urinary tract infection

Sao Paulo (AFP) - Brazilian football great Pele will remain hospitalized for a urinary tract infection in a Sao Paulo hospital, where he was already receiving chemotherapy for a colon tumor, the facility said Monday.

AFP

As costs jump, Sao Paulo Uber drivers set to launch rival app

Sao Paulo (AFP) - The Uber driver's phone bleeps out the signal to pick up a passenger, but he checks the distance and declines: with fuel prices soaring in Brazil, "I've become a mathematician at the wheel," he says.

AFP

Brazil and Argentina ordered to play World Cup abandoned qualifier

Paris (AFP) - FIFA on Monday ordered Brazil and Argentina to replay a World Cup qualifying match halted in Sao Paulo in September over alleged Covid-19 quarantine breaches by the visitors.

Daily Mirror

Four Premier League players given international bans after Brazil vs Argentina chaos

The match in Sao Paulo kicked off only to be halted by medical officials minutes into the match, with Covid-19 restrictions at the time being cited

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Two-match bans for Premier League’s Argentina stars following breach of Covid protocols

The match against Brazil in Sao Paulo was called off on September 5.

The Independent UK

Palmeiras fan shot dead in Brazil after Club World Cup final

A fan of Sao Paulo-based soccer power Palmeiras has been shot dead outside the club’s stadium amid street violence after the team’s 2-1 loss to Chelsea in the Club World Cup final in Abu Dhabi

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The importance of Chelsea's Brazilian influence as Palmeiras fever takes hold in Abu Dhabi

Palmeiras fans continue to pour into UAE ahead of Saturday's Club World Cup final and Chelsea have already been warned that it could feel like they are in Sao Paulo come kick-off time

AFP

How homophobia made number 24 taboo in Brazilian football

Sao Paulo (AFP) - Soccer jerseys are everywhere in football-mad Brazil, often with the numbers of the country's all-time legends: Ronaldo's 9, Pele's 10, Romario's 11.

The Independent UK

Demonstrators protest killing of Congolese refugee in Brazil

Demonstrators gathered on Saturday in Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and other Brazilian cities to protest the killing of a 24-year-old Congolese refugee who was beaten to death on Jan. 24, and which sparked outrage and revulsion across the nation

Reuters

Protests against murder of Congolese immigrant focus on racism in Brazil

Hundreds of demonstrators on Saturday demanded justice and decried racism at the beachside kiosk in Rio de Janeiro where a Congolese immigrant was beaten to death last month.

Reuters

Part of Sao Paulo expressway collapses near metro construction site

Part of a major Sao Paulo expressway collapsed on Tuesday near a construction site for the new metro line 6 administered by Spain's Acciona SA, the state metro operator CPTM said.

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