All posts tagged "Brazil"

  • The shadows of police from a special operations battalion are cast on Avenida Brasil as they battle with alleged drug traffickers near an entrance to the Vila do Joao slum inside the Complexo da Mare in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Brazilian police killed more than 11,000 people between 2009 and 2013 for an average of six killings a day, according to a study released on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014 by the Sao Paulo-based Brazilian Forum on Public Safety. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
    Brazilian police kill about 6 people a day

    SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian police killed more than 11,000 people between 2009 and 2013 for an average of six killings a day, a public safety NGO said Tuesday. The study by the Sao Paulo-based Brazilian Forum...

    • Posted November 11, 2014
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  • Brazil soccer fans cry as they watch their team get beat during a live telecast of the semi-finals World Cup soccer match between Brazil and Germany, inside the FIFA Fan Fest area on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, July 08, 2014. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
    7-1 Shocker in Brazil

    Germans reach their eighth World Cup final as the host nation suffers its worst loss since 1920 BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil (AP) — Germany poured in the goals Tuesday to hand Brazil its heaviest World Cup loss ever...

    • Posted July 8, 2014
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  • Spectators sit under pouring rain as they watch the group A World Cup soccer match between Mexico and Cameroon in the Arena das Dunas in Natal, Brazil, Friday, June 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
    S. Korean practice disrupted by heavy downpour

    By Yoo Jee-ho FOZ DO IGUACU, Brazil (Yonhap) — The third day of South Korea’s training at its World Cup base camp here in Foz do Iguacu was disrupted Friday by a heavy downpour with thunder and...

    • Posted June 13, 2014
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  • Brazil's Neymar, right, celebrates scoring his side's first goal during the group A World Cup soccer match between Brazil and Croatia, the opening game of the tournament, in the Itaquerao Stadium in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday, June 12, 2014. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)
    Neymar leads Brazil past Croatia in opener 3-1

    SAO PAULO (AP) — Neymar gave Brazil a winning start to its home World Cup, scoring twice to lead the host nation to an unconvincing 3-1 victory over Croatia in the opening game on Thursday. Brazil had...

    • Posted June 12, 2014
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  • Actors perform during the opening ceremony before the group A World Cup soccer match between Brazil and Croatia, the opening game of the tournament, in the Itaquerao Stadium in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday, June 12, 2014. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
    World Cup kicks off

    (AP) The wait is over. The sun rose Thursday on a tropical nation hosting its first World Cup in 64 years. Nearly half the world’s population, well over 3 billion spectators, is expected to watch soccer’s premier...

    • Posted June 12, 2014
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  • Members of Russia's national team deplane at the Sao Paulo International airport, Brazil, Sunday, June 8, 2014. About 20,000 Russian fans are expected to show up in Brazil to support them. (AP Photo/Nelson Antoine)
    Red Devils to be outnumbered by Russian supporters 120 to 20,000 in Brazil

       About 20,000 Russian football fans are expected to travel to Brazil for the upcoming World Cup tournament, the head of the Russian consulate in Rio de Janeiro has said. Of this number, about 500 people have been labeled as “violent fans,...

    • Posted June 11, 2014
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    Red Tigers amped up for World Cup

    Viewing parties to be held at Tom’s Urban inside L.A. Live. As the 2014 Brazil World Cup approaches, 1.5- and second-generation Korean American soccer fans, the “Red Tigers,” are also gearing up to support the Korean national...

    • Posted June 3, 2014
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