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Brazil Sports
Jun 13, 2026
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Brazil get their 2026 World Cup campaign underway tonight against Morocco. But will this be another stressful tournament opener? And where does the country’s debut tension come from?
Jun 12, 2026
An illegal suspension against Colombia’s president. And Mexico looks to make history again at the legendary Estadio Azteca.
Brazil Climate
Jun 11, 2026
7 min read
Severe heat and climate matters are set to be central to the 2026 World Cup, which kicks off today in the US, Mexico and Canada.
Jun 6, 2026
9 min read
With the World Cup less than a week away, we look back at memorable ads surrounding the tournament, and how they mirror the nation’s optimism (or pessimism) about Brazil.
Jun 4, 2026
Illegal gold mining can devastate protected lands and poison indigenous communities. Brazil's federal government wants to clean it up, but Congress may have other ideas.
May 30, 2026
8 min read
Designed via a newspaper competition, Brazil’s yellow national football team shirt is a global icon. Here’s the history behind the world-famous garment.
May 28, 2026
Brazil’s agro caucus pushed through a quartet of bills last week, weakening environmental oversight. We take them apart, and explain why the industry may have shot itself in the foot.
May 23, 2026
Neymar’s selection for Brazil’s World Cup squad came as something of a shock. But the national team has a long history of contested call-up decisions.
May 21, 2026
Forecast models are showing an increasing probability of a severe El Niño event forming this year. What does that mean for Brazil, and is the country prepared?
Brazil Daily
May 20, 2026
The long court battle over a massive Amazon mining project. The race for third, and why it matters. A will-he won’t-he candidacy in Minas Gerais.
May 16, 2026
Is Samir Xaud the best CBF president in decades? And if so, what does that say about the recent history of Brazil’s football governing body?
May 14, 2026
The extraction of rare earth elements is all the rage in Brazil and around the world. But the country’s urgency to extract these critical minerals leaves large environmental gaps.
May 9, 2026
Congressional aides describe how betting companies used a years-long regulatory gray area to get Brazil “addicted” to gambling — and its sponsorship money.
May 7, 2026
Brazil launched its new bioeconomy development plan last month, and the massive pirarucu river fish is at the center of the model’s first steps.
Brazil Society
May 3, 2026
Brazil’s largest media group is no longer the absolute leader it once was. It is still a gigantic powerhouse.
May 2, 2026
12 min read
The foundations of Brazil’s top football clubs offer broad insight into how the sport developed in the country over generations.
Apr 30, 2026
Away from the consensus-driven COP talks, representatives of countries dead-set on eradicating fossil fuels met in the Colombian city of Santa Marta this week.
Apr 25, 2026
Brazilian basketball legend Oscar Schmidt passed away last week, aged 68. His legacy in the sport goes beyond being “the best never to play in the NBA”
Apr 23, 2026
Many of Brazil’s municipalities most exposed to climate disasters are also those with the least financial capacity to ward them off.
Apr 18, 2026
SailGP, the revolutionary high-tech high-speed sailing competition held its first ever event in Rio last weekend, with a Brazilian Olympic medalist in action.
Apr 16, 2026
A new rule forces Brazilian banks to check for illegal deforestation before granting any subsidized loans to agricultural producers.
Apr 11, 2026
13 min read
The Fla-Flu derby between Flamengo and Fluminense is well-known worldwide, but it isn’t even the fiercest rivalry in Rio de Janeiro, nevermind Brazil
Apr 9, 2026
11 min read
Marina Silva leaves the Environment Ministry, after managing to rebuild the country’s governance and oversight apparatus after years of Bolsonaro-era dismantling.
Apr 4, 2026
Criticism of Brazil’s new kits uncovers a deeper question of the national football team’s brand marketing ahead of the 2026 World Cup
Apr 2, 2026
Brazil held the COP15 conference on migratory species this past week, managing to deliver on several international accords to protect migrating birds, fish and mammals.
