Brazil's state championships are a unique set of 26 leagues that run across the different federal areas of the country. Most states run their championship between January and April. However, there are some states where the competition runs slightly later. The state championships include the famous Brazilian teams who compete within the national Campeonato Brasileiro […]

Doha (AFP) – Brazil coach Tite said he was happy to have been placed in Group G following Friday's World Cup draw in Doha as it will give his team more time to prepare. The World Cup kicks off on November 21 with hosts Qatar taking on Ecuador. Brazil's first match will be three days […]

Maybe I left Brazil too soon.  I was wearing the same Brazil shirt that I had worn while watching their previous two knockout round matches.  This time, though, I was back in the US watching the Brazil-Germany game from a bar in New York City, having just arrived earlier that morning after we flew out […]

RIO DE JANEIRO — For those viewers watching World Cup coverage on television in the United States on ESPN and Univision, there has been hardly any coverage, if any at all, since the opening day regarding the protests against FIFA and the World Cup, and what the residents think. Many Brazilians are not happy to […]