Australia have only beaten Brazil once across 12 meetings, with Shaun Murphy landing the decisive strike at the 2001 Confederations Cup third-place playoff. Still, national team boss Tony Popovic won't be completely disappointed after a gutsy performance against the new-look world No.5 outfit.

By Brendan O'Boyle, Lais Morais and Marcela Ayres SAO PAULO/BRASILIA, Sept 26 (Reuters) - From the butcher's shop where he works near Sao Paulo's historic center, Kleyton Zacarioto says customer traffic has been slowing for years thanks,

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is up two points, but that’s still within the poll’s margin of error.

SAO ⁠PAULO, ⁠Sept 25 (Reuters) - ⁠Brazil's President ​Luiz ‌Inacio Lula ‌da ⁠Silva on ⁠Friday announced a ​ban ​on online betting ⁠operations ⁠in ⁠Latin America's largest ​economy, the ​latest ⁠in ⁠a series of measures unveiled ⁠ahead of next month's election.

The Socceroos face Carlo Ancelotti's Selecao in the first of a friendly double-header in this international break.

It was here, in 1979, that a bearded union leader from Brazil’s impoverished northeast stood on top of a borrowed bar table to address 60,000 striking metalworkers. The event came to symbolise a democratic awakening in defiance of the country’s military dictatorship.

A youthful Australia side faces Carlo Ancelotti’s Brazil in the first of two high-profile friendlies in Queensland.

The Hino Nacional Brasiliero will take hold of the airwaves prior to Baltimore and Dallas' tilt. Here's what it means in English.

SAO PAULO, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Brazil's mid-September inflation accelerated more than expected, official data showed on Friday, adding to concerns about persistent price pressures as voters head into a tight presidential election and the central bank weighs its next steps after cutting interest rates for a fifth straight meeting.

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil is having a moment. Celebrities and record numbers of tourists donning green, yellow and blue are flooding into the country. Brazilian culture — from its Oscar-nominated films to funk music — is taking the world by storm. Global fashion brands and influencers are leaning into the hype.

Four gas-fired power plants are planned at Pojuca in Bahia, Brazil, for about R$900 million, or US$174 million, with roughly 1,000 building jobs.