Brazil

Born Edson Arantes do Nascimento in October 1940, Pele played his first game for Santos as a 15-year-old in 1956.

In recent years, the man dubbed "The King" has faced deteriorating health and his public appearances have grown rare.

Brazil seek to become the first team through to the World Cup semi-finals on Friday, while Argentina could set up a blockbuster all-South American clash if they get past the Netherlands.

Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is asking Britain, France, the United States and others to donate to an international fund to protect the Amazon rainforest, a bulwark against climate change.

Brazil's campaign for a record-extending sixth World Cup comes on the heels of its divisive elections last month.

The Brazilian government has seized hundreds of iPhones due to Apple's decision to not include a charger in the box.

Brazil defeated Serbia 2-0 in their opening match on Thursday night.

Brazil outclassed Serbia 2-0 in their World Cup opener on Thursday as Richarlison scored two second-half goals, including a spectacular overhead kick, though an ankle injury sustained by Neymar put a damper on their celebrations.

Both of Brazil's presidential candidates, President Jair Bolsonaro and former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, have proposed changes to the constitutional spending limit that defined fiscal policy in Latin America's biggest economy for the past six years.

Brazil's real is set for a bumpy ride ahead of the country's election runoff later this month, as political tensions simmer following a surprisingly good performance by President Jair Bolsonaro in the first round, a Reuters poll showed.

An unidentified family member of the couple that was responsible for releasing the dyes is being charged with harming the environment.

A man in Brazil has been accused of stabbing his wife multiple times allegedly after he saw a dream that she was having an affair with someone.

Brazilian brokerage Avenue Holdings Inc expects to reach the 1 million customer mark soon, an executive said, after Brazil's largest private lender Itau Unibanco agreed to acquire a stake in the firm.

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro is calling supporters to attend street rallies alongside Independence Day military parades on Wednesday, a showing that may gauge support for the far-right leader's attacks on democratic institutions ahead of an October election.

A fishing trip for a Brazilian man named Romualdo Macedo Rodrigues turned into an 11-day-long nightmare after his boat sank in the Atlantic last month.

Amid financial uncertainty, Brazilians prepare to vote

Brazilian police have arrested a 31-year-old mother of two after discovering the decomposing bodies of her children at their house in Guarapuava, Parana.

Global fertilizer companies operating in Brazil can increase local output of important crop nutrients if the government continues to improve the regulatory framework for the sector, industry representatives said on Tuesday.

A Brazilian man managed to survive on a deserted island off the coast of Rio de Janeiro for five days by eating two lemons and a piece of charcoal.

A 28-year-old Brazilian influencer, Isabela Gomes Pereira, has been accused of hiring three men to break into her ex-boyfriend's apartment.

Brazilian motor maker WEG SA on Wednesday reported a 19.5% drop in quarterly net income and said operating margins remained under pressure from supply chain issues despite strong demand for its products.

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest reached a record high for the first six months of the year, as an area five times the size of New York City was destroyed, preliminary government data showed on Friday.

The plane was grounded for only two hours before they were allowed to continue their journey.

Tax cuts are likely to cost over 110 billion reais ($21.5 billion) in Brazilian tax revenue this year, as President Jair Bolsonaro tries to ease inflation and spur the economy in an election year despite economists' warnings of blowback in 2023.

The development came a day after police said they had found personal items belonging to the two.

The authorities have detained one man in connection with their disappearance, but have not said what his possible involvement in the case might be.

Biden eyes climate progress as Brazil leader joins Americas summit

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden have never seen eye-to-eye, but they have agreed to an awkward, hastily arranged meeting in Los Angeles on Thursday for their own different motives.

Brazil's leftist leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is holding a strong lead against incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro for the October election, a Genial/Quaest poll released on Wednesday showed.

Brazilian police investigating the disappearance of a British journalist and an indigenous expert in the Amazon rainforest have questioned a possible suspect among several fishermen known to have clashed with authorities earlier over fishing rights.