Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil’s Institute for Applied Economic Research (IPEA), a public sector institution in the South American nation, has concluded in its latest research that hosting the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro has proven to have had a positive impact on the local economy.

Sep 04, 2018 14:09
MADRID: La Liga club Real Valladolid has found a principal owner in former Brazilian star and World Cup winner, Ronaldo. He has bought a 51% share in the club and subsequently becomes the president of its board of directors. However, he confirmed on Monday that Carlos Suarez, the club’s current president, will retain his individual post as a part of the ownership agreement. 
Jun 23, 2018 16:06
LONDON: World Rugby has announced Romania and Brazil as the hosts of the next two World Rugby U20 Trophy events.  Romania, who hosted the World Rugby Nations Cup hosts on many occasions, will host the age-grade competition between 28 August-9 September, 2018 at the Stadionul National Arcul de Triumf in Bucharest.
Jun 13, 2018 16:06
SAO PAOLO: Some 53% of Brazilians say they have no interest in the World Cup, which starts this week in Russia, an extremely high level of disinterest in a country known for being passionate about football, a Datafolha survey published Tuesday shows.
Jun 12, 2018 12:06
MUMBAI: Its prediction on how the 2014 World Cup in Brazil would turn out (as like most of the footballing world, its choice was the host nation) was off target. Goldman Sachs Research is giving it another shot at using an "eccentric mix" (their term) of economic insight, tenuous correlations and footballing views to determine the country that will take home the most coveted trophy in world team sport.