Brazil Sports

💣 All bets are off

Subject of an ongoing police investigation into money laundering, Esportes da Sorte is unlikely to get an operating permit from the government any time soon — casting the financial projects of one Brazilian football giant into uncertainty

🏟️ Quiet refuges

Clubs from Brazil's top leagues are raising the flag for the cause, encouraging the inclusion of fans with autism by providing health support, lectures, and even sensory rooms

🔭 Brazilian sport in 2025

The new look Club World Cup is in the spotlight for 2025, while Brazil will have a representative in Formula 1 for the first time in eight years

🤔 Football and escorts: unexpected bedfellows

Leading Brazilian escort service Fatal Model has offered millions for Corinthians to sign returning French midfielder Paul Pogba. But this is just the latest involvement of a company that has become inextricably linked to Brazilian football of late

🔥 Botafogo set 2024 alight

After heartbreak in 2023, Botafogo roared back this year to win the league and Libertadores double — thanks to a new-look (and expensive) squad.

Athletics scholarships face cuts as Brazil competes in Tokyo Olympics

Will Brazilian clubs finally have their Premier League moment?

Copa America: A white elephant parade

The part-time Brazilian team that sold out the Santiago Bernabéu

Brazilian footballers take on video games in legal battles

What Maradona represents for Argentina and Latin America

Pelé at 80: is he still the greatest of all time?