Tag: Brazil

Police helicopter hovers in front of the National Stadium during a practice for security operations for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, May 22, 2014. The football stadium is a multi-purpose arena that will host games during the 2014 FIFA World Cup soccer tournament that starts in June. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazil sets aside $856M for World Cup security

Washington Examiner · May 24, 2014 1:43 am

Brazil border Cup operation nets 40 tons of drugs

Brazil border Cup operation nets 40 tons of drugs

Washington Examiner · May 23, 2014 12:48 am

A boy walks on a street decorated for the upcoming World Cup in Manaus, Brazil, Wednesday, May 21, 2014. Manaus is one of the host cities for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Record World Cup numbers game for FIFA and Brazil

Graham Dunbar · May 22, 2014 8:45 pm

Brazil bus driver strike enters second day

Brazil bus driver strike enters second day

Stan Lehman · May 21, 2014 7:05 pm

In this May 15, 2014 photo, trash floats on a polluted water channel that flows into the Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. With just over two years to go until the Rio Olympics, nearly 70 percent of the sewage in the metropolitan area of 12 million inhabitants continues to flow untreated, along with thousands of tons of garbage daily, into area rivers, the bay and even Rio's famed beaches like Copacabana and Ipanema.Several Olympic sports federations raised fears that Rio's polluted waters could prove harmful to athletes' health. Exposure to fecal matter can cause Hepatitis A, dysentery, cholera other diseases. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Energy and Environment

Sailing official wants Rio water pollution tests

Stephen Wade · May 19, 2014 8:01 pm

Inmates end revolt, free hostages at Brazil prison

Inmates end revolt, free hostages at Brazil prison

Washington Examiner · May 18, 2014 9:17 pm

Granite manufacturers are one of many U.S. industries struggling to compete with foreign competition -- which makes it odd that the federal government is subsidizing a Brazilian granite project.ÃÂ (Thinkstock Image)

Federal subsidy for Brazilian granite hurts U.S. rivals

Timothy P. Carney · May 17, 2014 10:09 pm

A member of the Homeless Workers Movement carries a Brazilian flag past burning tires during a protest against money spent on the World Cup near Itaquerao stadium which will host the international soccer tournament's first match in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday, May 15, 2014. Brazilians are angry at the billions spent to host the World Cup, much of it on 12 ornate football stadiums, one-third of which critics say will see little use after the big event. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Brazil police clash with anti-World Cup protesters

ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON · May 16, 2014 2:33 am

FILE - This March 2014 file photo released by Portal da Copa, shows an aerial view of the Itaquerao stadium in Sao Paulo, Brazil. It's all coming down to the final 30 days. Brazil had seven years to get ready for the World Cup, but it enters the final month of preparations with a lot yet to be done. (AP Photo/Portal da Copa, Mauricio Simonetti, File)

With Cup a month away, a lot to be done in Brazil

Tales Azzoni · May 13, 2014 9:19 pm

Strike hits Brazilian consulates in US, Europe

Strike hits Brazilian consulates in US, Europe

ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON · May 13, 2014 9:16 pm

Passengers wait for available taxis or minivans that provide transportation, at a bus stop, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, May 13, 2014. Millions of passengers in Brazil's second largest city have been stranded as Rio's bus drivers go on a 48-hour strike demanding higher pay. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Brazil bus driver strike strands many in Rio

Washington Examiner · May 13, 2014 2:18 pm

Brazil beefs up border security ahead of World Cup

Brazil beefs up border security ahead of World Cup

Washington Examiner · May 10, 2014 3:59 pm