In Brazil, The Home Team's Not The Only Team To Root For
One might think Brazilians are rooting only for Brazil. But South America's largest country is much the U.S., in that it is a nation composed of many immigrant groups. All Things Considered watches...
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Once Bitten, Twice Decried: Uruguay Outraged By Suarez Punishment
Luis Suarez's sponsors are dropping him, his future at his team Liverpool is in doubt and his 2014 World Cup is over. FIFA dealt the Uruguayan soccer player an unusually harsh sentence for biting his...
View ArticleArgentinian World Cup Fans Plant Their Flag In Brazil
On Tuesday, Argentinian World Cup fans are descending on Sao Paulo, Brazil. Love them or loathe them, these fans are renowned for both their passion and rowdiness.
View ArticleGraffiti Artist Sprays Brazil's Turmoil Across Its City Walls
Brazilian street artist Paulo Ito has captured the spirit of the World Cup with two controversial images: One depicts a starving Brazilian boy with nothing but a soccer ball to eat; the other depicts...
View ArticleFor Brazilians, Game-Day Rituals Lead To Sense Of Community
Transcript STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Brazil faces Germany today in the semi-finals of the World Cup.RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: Deep into the tournament, Brazilian fans have developed a game day routine.INSKEEP:...
View ArticleThe Collective Anguish Of The Brazilian Defeat
Transcript ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: And now on to Sao Paulo, where NPR South America correspondent Lourdes Garcia-Navarro caught the game at a bar. And, Lourdes, I assume there is collective anguish,...
View ArticleLetter From Beyond The Grave: A Tale Of Love, Murder And Brazilian Law
The story of Lenira de Oliveira and her dead lover's letter is a tale of Brazil. It's a story of love, jealousy, forgiveness, life after death and the criminal court system. And it's true — though it...
View ArticleOnce An Object Of Reverence, Brazilian Soccer's A Punchline
It's been over a month since the World Cup ended in Brazil, but the shame of the country's blowout loss remains. Once, Brazilians were welcomed in other countries with talk of Brazil's soccer...
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Incumbent Rousseff To Face Neves In Brazil's Presidential Runoff
Copyright 2014 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Brazil is in the midst of a presidential election. It's one of the most hotly contested votes there in a...
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In Brazil, Conservationists Worried New Congress Could Harm Amazon
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