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Elon Musk, the self-proclaimed free speech absolutist and CEO of X, Tesla, and SpaceX, is once again at the centre of a heated debate about free speech and censorship. Since buying X, the platform formally known as Twitter, in 2022, Musk has sparred with governments and public figures around the …

The Brazil Copa America 2024 home kit is out, with the Selecao hoping it will provide international glory in the summer. Brazil head to the USA naturally among the favourites to go all the way, so it was always going to be intriguing when Nike dropped their international shirts.  Though …

Former Brazil and Barcelona footballer, Dani Alves has pleaded to be released from prison pending his final sentence for raping a woman in a Barcelona nightclub. Alves, 40, who was sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison last month, told a hearing on Tuesday morning: ‘I believe in justice. I’m not …

The NFL has been putting in a serious effort to expand its borders over the last couple of decades, and they will be taking the game to South America for the first time during the 2024 season. São Paulo, Brazil will be a host city for this coming season’s international …

Brazilian football legend, Ronaldo has weighed in on the debate over who between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi deserves to be considered the greatest player of his generation.      Speaking exclusively to Mail Sport this weekend, the two-time World Cup winner picked Messi when he was asked to choose …

Women march for their rights on Mar. 8, 2023, in Brasília. Every International Women’s Day, Brazilian women take to the streets in towns and cities to protest against sexism, racism and other factors of gender inequality. CREDIT: Lula Marques / Agência Brasil by Mario Osava (rio de janeiro) Wednesday, March 06, …

A Brazilian pensioner who claims to be the world’s oldest man has celebrated his 123rd birthday, with his family declaring he is still in good health.      Andrelino Vieira da Silva, who lives in the city of Aparecida de Goiania in the Brazilian state of Goias, was born on February 3, …

Seven people were killed Sunday, January 28,  in Brazil’s southeast Minas Gerais state when the small plane they were traveling in crashed, authorities said. The single-engine plane broke up mid-air and crashed at around 10:30 am (1330 GMT) in the mining town of Itapeva, firefighters told the news agency AFP. …

by Mario Osava (rio de janeiro) Monday, January 29, 2024 Inter Press Service Artisanal mining, or “garimpo” as it is known in Brazil, has returned to the headlines as a factor in the deaths of Yanomami indigenous people, whose territory in the extreme north of Brazil suffers constant encroachment by miners, …

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested a Brazil returnee, Udechukwu Ekene Theophilus at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA Ikeja Lagos for ingesting 60 big wraps of cocaine.   The suspect who was arrested during inward clearance of passengers on Ethiopian Airlines flight from Sao …