Brazil

News about Brazil, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Chronology of Coverage

Jul. 8, 2014

Racism expressed by many Brazilians toward Colombian player Juan Camilo Zuniga after World Cup game against Brazil points to racial tension that exists in the country; Zuniga had kneed Brazil's top player Neymar in the back, which resulted in a broken vertebra. MORE
Jul. 7, 2014

Peladao tournament, held in Brazil's Amazon rain forest each year is equal parts soccer and beauty pageant; it draws thousands of competitors and each of the 500 or so teams in the main field enter a queen; parallel competitions will run from mid-September until early January, one to determine the champion soccer team and the other to choose the Queen of the Peladao. MORE
Jul. 3, 2014

Security researchers have uncovered what they believe is significant cybercrime operation in Brazil that took aim at $3.75 billion in transactions by Brazilians; it is unclear what percentage of compromised transactions was actually stolen. MORE
Jun. 30, 2014

World Cup 2014 Roundup; survey on the wealth and race of fans attending a World Cup match in Brazil indicates that those attending games are overwhelmingly rich and white; finding is particularly striking in Brazil, with a highly mixed population that has more blacks than any country except Nigeria; other World Cup news noted. MORE
Jun. 30, 2014

Brazil's goalkeeper Julio Cesar helps propel team past Chile and into the World Cup quarterfinals, giving a huge boost to Brazilian goalkeepers, who are often held in low esteem. MORE

Articles

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Nation in Despair

By JERÉ LONGMAN

Playing without Neymar and Thiago Silva, Brazil collapsed against a rampaging Germany in Tuesday’s World Cup semifinal, sending the entire country into a funk.

July 9, 2014, Wednesday

MORE ON BRAZIL AND: Silva, Thiago , Germany , World Cup 2014 (Soccer) , Emotions , Neymar , Brazil , Soccer , Scolari, Luiz Felipe

Stunned Brazilians Try to Move On After Their Exalted Team Falls

By SIMON ROMERO and SETH KUGEL

When Brazil lost to Germany, 7-1, on Tuesday, it lost something much larger than a game in a country where pride over five previous World Cup championships is forged into the national identity.

July 9, 2014, Wednesday

MORE ON BRAZIL AND: Germany , World Cup 2014 (Soccer) , Rousseff, Dilma , Brazil , Soccer , Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)

Game That Shocked the World Leads to Joyous Disbelief in Germany

By ALISON SMALE and MELISSA EDDY

In the pubs and streets of Berlin, fans of the German national team celebrated its 7-1 win over Brazil in scenes that were as surreal as the score.

July 9, 2014, Wednesday

MORE ON BRAZIL AND: Brazil , World Cup 2014 (Soccer) , Germany , Soccer , Berlin (Germany)

A 7-1 Rout of World Cup Hosts That Felt Even Worse Than That

By SAM BORDEN

Few would have envisioned the home team, so close to glory, being so thoroughly overmatched as in the 7-1 semifinal loss to Germany.

July 9, 2014, Wednesday

MORE ON BRAZIL AND: Brazil , World Cup 2014 (Soccer) , Soccer , Germany

Brazil vs. Germany: World Cup 2014 Live Blog

By JEFF Z. KLEIN

Against Germany, with the loss of both Neymar, the star striker, and captain Thiago Silva, Brazil might use this opportunity to shake itself free of the heavy burden of expectations it has been carrying as the host and favorite.