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EntertainmentBrazil confident for 2014 Cup but recalls the “national tragedy” of 1950 when defeated by Uruguay
Brazil must not repeat the “national tragedy” of losing the 2014 World Cup as it did when it hosted the event in 1950, the country’s Minister of Sport Aldo Rebelo said. “We cannot repeat the national tragedy of 1950 when we lost to Uruguay” Rebelo told foreign journalists visiting Brazil as part of the build up to the finals. “It was like losing to your younger brother.
Brazil pays tribute to sexiest female bottom and crowns Miss Bumbum 2012
Carine Felizardo, a curvy exuberant model from the northern state of Para was crowned Miss Bumbum 2012, a title rewarding Brazil’s sexiest female derriere. A jury of six women and five men picked the 25-year-old Felizardo among 15 finalists in the second annual edition of the contest, held in a Sao Paulo hotel.
FIFA warns Brazil on Sao Paulo crime and insufficient infrastructure for 2014 Cup
FIFA general secretary, Jerome Valcke has warned Brazil of the increasing crime rate in cities like Sao Paulo and also stressed on the need of more infrastructure ahead of the 2014 football World Cup.
“Fuleco” will rule over the 2014 Brazil World Cup
FIFA has named the mascot for the 2014 Brazil World Cup “Fuleco,” a word which organisers say transmits a message of environmental awareness, Football plus ecology.
'New Falklands horse racing book attracts record sales'
Falklands Governor Mr. Nigel Haywood CVO receiving a copy of the newly published book 'The Christmas Sports' from the author, during a reception hosted by the Governor and his wife at Government House to celebrate the official launch of the book which was researched and written by Patrick Watts MBE - the official race commentator for the past 40 years.
BBC celebrates 90 years of broadcasting with a “snapshot of the airwaves”
A composition by Blur front-man Damon Albarn has been played to radio listeners around the world to mark 90 years of BBC broadcasting. 2LO Calling, a “snapshot of the airwaves”, featured iconic sounds from radio over the past 90 years.
BAS contractors’ team shoot horror movie ‘South of Sanity” in Antarctica
A fictional feature film has been shot in Antarctica for the first time. Scottish climbing instructor and documentary-maker Kirk Watson filmed South of Sanity while working for British Antarctic Survey (BAS).
Middle class Brazil looks itself in a soap opera and breaks audience records
A soap opera which depicts the recent upsurge of Brazil into a consumer society has trapped the country breaking audience records and even forcing President Dilma Rousseff to modify her agenda.
“Angry Indec” video game to make Argentine more furious about prices
An Argentine video game allows players to compare the prices used by the National Statistics and Census Institute, Indec, to measure inflation with those consumers say they pay, a pastime that has caused angry reactions among players when they see the gap.
Brazil mocks Argentina after “super-match” was cancelled because of power failure
Chaco Governor Jorge Capitanich publicly regretted and apologized on Thursday for the major embarrassment caused by the suspension of an Argentina-Brazil friendly match scheduled for Wednesday night when the stadium floodlights failed.
