Tag: Brazil

World Cup fuels longshot dreams for Brazil’s poor

Joshua Goodman · June 26, 2014 1:47 pm

Brazil's Willian watches as Cameroon's Vincent Aboubakar heads the ball during the group A World Cup soccer match between Cameroon and Brazil at the Estadio Nacional in Brasilia, Brazil, Monday, June 23, 2014. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

BRAZIL BEAT: Keep quiet Dad

The Associated Press · June 26, 2014 12:46 am

An Iranian supporter holds up a team banner before the group F World Cup soccer match between Argentina and Iran at the Mineirao Stadium in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Saturday, June 21, 2014. (AP/Fernando Vergara)

Beltway Confidential

Women defy Iranian regime to watch World Cup matches in public

Blake Seitz · June 25, 2014 3:36 pm

Jealousy over Facebook chat prompts Brazil murder

Jealousy over Facebook chat prompts Brazil murder

Washington Examiner · June 25, 2014 1:43 pm

Brazil mocks Mick Jagger’s World Cup flop picks

Joshua Goodman · June 25, 2014 12:00 am

Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., said the student loan billÃÂ would be paid for by closing a tax loophole that would have all individuals earning more than $1 million annually to pay a tax rate of at least 30 percent. (AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Beltway Confidential

When it comes to importing diseases, Chuck Schumer sees the tree, misses the forest

Becket Adams · June 24, 2014 12:04 pm

Power out for 3 hours in southern part of Rio

Power out for 3 hours in southern part of Rio

Washington Examiner · June 23, 2014 12:08 am

This May 20, 2014 photo, the Teatro Amazonas is seen as dusk in Manaus, Brazil. The theater is the symbol of Manaus, a city carved out of the rainforest, still so remote it can only be reached by plane or boat even though it has grown to over 2 million inhabitants. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Not just jungle: opera in Brazil’s Amazon Cup city

Jenny Barchfield · June 20, 2014 4:03 am

Masked protesters carry a banner and roses while marching in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday, June 19, 2014. The protest in Sao Paulo, Brazil's biggest city that is hosting a World Cup match, was called by the Free Fare movement, the group that was behind the first protests last year that sparked roiling anti-government demonstrations across Brazil. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

Protest draws 2,000 in Brazil on Cup match day

ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON · June 19, 2014 11:01 pm

Biden in Brazil: ‘Brazil Owns Budweiser’

Biden in Brazil: ‘Brazil Owns Budweiser’

Jeryl Bier · June 19, 2014 11:22 am

Rampaging Chile World Cup fans bust into Rio venue

Washington Examiner · June 19, 2014 12:21 am

Security patrol outside the stadium ahead of the group A World Cup soccer match between Brazil and Mexico at the Arena Castelao in Fortaleza, Brazil, Tuesday, June 17, 2014. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Brazil beefs up security at World Cup stadium

Washington Examiner · June 17, 2014 8:51 pm