Category: Sports
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American Football: An Autumn Tradition Across the USA
It’s Friday night in the United States, and an autumn ritual takes place across the country. Cheerleaders prepare their pom-poms. Members of the marching band warm up their instruments. Teenage boys gather in the locker rooms of sports gyms to put on their protective gear, adjust their cleats, and get ready to step into packed…
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Sports Bring Together Brazilians and Americans
For the first time, former students of U.S. government exchange programs with a sports theme gathered to share experiences and develop partnerships and projects to strengthen the alumni network. The goal of the Sports Alumni Summit, which took place in June, was to outline projects around sports, education, and social inclusion for the next decade.…
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Pelé will be the subject of a series in the United States
The eternal king of soccer Pelé will have his life portrayed in an American television series. The new series will highlight the king of Brazilian soccer during his time playing for the Cosmos, the New York soccer club, from 1975 to 1977. The series is expected to be broadcast on cable TV, but it does…
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Refugees in Brazil Organize Football Tournament
In 2014, Jean Katumba (photo), a refugee from the Republic of Congo living in Brazil, called on people from other countries who also sought refuge in Brazilian lands for a football tournament. The idea was to leverage the passion for the sport to bring immigrants closer to each other and to society. On March 26,…
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Brazilian Coconut Water to Sponsor US Volleyball Player
Obrigado Premium 100 Percent Pure Coconut Water has announced its partnership with professional beach volleyball player Brooke Sweat. She and her former partner Lauren Fendrick, who also has a partnership with Obrigado, competed for the US team at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Obrigado 100 percent pure coconut water is coconut water in its purest…
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10 Athletes Bidding Farewell to the Olympic Games
The Olympic Games are always filled with exciting stories, and for those athletes bidding farewell to the famous rings, the sentiment is even stronger. The Rio 2016 Games will see a number of great athletes striving to shine in their last appearance on the Olympic stage. We have listed 10 athletes for whom Rio 2016…