Category: Sports
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Isabel Salgado Passes Away, One of the Most Talented Athletes in Brazilian Volleyball
Former volleyball player Maria Isabel Barroso Salgado, better known simply as Isabel, one of the icons of Brazilian sport, passed away at the age of 62 on the morning of Wednesday, October 16, at the Sírio Libanês Hospital in São Paulo. The death was confirmed by film producer Paula Barreto in a message in the…
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Brazil with Revitalized Mindset
Brazil will bring a significantly altered lineup to the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, with more than half of the squad that fell to Belgium in Russia four years ago having been replaced. In addition to the personnel changes, there has also been a shift in the mentality of the “Seleção”. This is a more…
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Brazilian Alex “Poatan” is UFC Middleweight Champion
Alex “Poatan” Pereira, the only man to knock out Nigerian Israel Adesanya, stopped him again by technical knockout at 2 minutes and 1 second of the fifth and final round of the main event at UFC 281 at Madison Square Garden in New York on Saturday, November 12. With the victory, Poatan claimed the UFC…
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Lewis Hamilton Receives Title of Honorary Brazilian Citizen
In a packed chamber, Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton received the title of Honorary Brazilian Citizen from the Chamber of Deputies this Monday, November 7. Emotional, Hamilton said he didn’t know what to expect when receiving the title of Brazilian citizen. In his speech, he dedicated the honor to his “great hero” Ayrton Senna. “It…
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List of Call-Ups for the World Cup Released
The team that will represent Brazil in the World Cup in Qatar, starting on the next 20th, has been called up. The list of 26 players who will seek the sixth world championship was announced by coach Tite this Monday (7). The list includes nine players from the last World Cup, four years ago, in…
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Rebeca Andrade Makes History and Wins Gold at the Gymnastics World Championships
Rebeca Andrade proved once again that she is the biggest name in Brazilian gymnastics today. On Thursday afternoon (3), she won the all-around title at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships held in Liverpool, England.
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Qatar Offers Free Trips for the World Cup, But There Are Some Conditions
It’s an offer that will make any football fan stop and read. Free flights to the World Cup. Free tickets to the matches. Free accommodation during the tournament and even a bit of money to spend. How about that? But the offer comes with some conditions, of course! Fans who accept the trip – fully…
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With the Best Result in History, Women’s Gymnastics Team Finishes 4th at World Championship
The women’s team concluded the team competition at the World Championship in Liverpool (England) on Tuesday (1), achieving an unprecedented fourth place, behind only the United States, Great Britain, and Canada, who secured their spots at the Paris 2024 Olympics in advance. The Brazilian team’s campaign, made up of Rebeca Andrade, Flávia Saraiva, Lorrane Oliveira,…
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Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen Announce End of Marriage
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American football star Tom Brady and supermodel Gisele Bündchen, who married in 2009, announced their divorce on Friday, October 28. After weeks of speculation in American tabloids, the couple confirmed the end of their marriage with statements on their Instagram accounts: Gisele said: “It is with great gratitude for our time together that Tom and…
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Spanish Prosecutors Withdraw Criminal Charges Against Neymar
Neymar, the forward for the Brazilian National Football Team, no longer faces the possibility of imprisonment after Spanish prosecutors withdrew, on Friday, October 28, the charges of fraud and corruption against the football player, his parents, and several high-ranking football executives involved in his transfer to Barcelona in 2013. However, the trial will continue because…