Entertainment

• Thursday, May 15th 2014 - 00:22 UTC

  Brazil forecasts 3bn boost to the economy with 3.7 million World Cup visitors

  

  Brazil forecasts that the estimated 3.7 million people expected to visit during the World Cup, including Brazilian and foreign tourists, will boost the country's economy to the tune of 3.03bn. dollars.

• Wednesday, May 14th 2014 - 04:54 UTC

  Rousseff warns about protests during the World Cup: 'they must be peaceful'

  

  President Dilma Rousseff repeated Tuesday that Brazil is “a democratic country” and that its government guarantees the right to “peaceful protest” during the World Cup soccer competition, which begins June 12. However protests must not harm the Cup events in any way.

• Tuesday, May 13th 2014 - 18:59 UTC

  Several world leaders expected for the coming World Cup in Brazil

  

  The Brazilian government is counting on a strong presence from world leaders during the football World Cup, which kicks off on June 12. Cristina Fernández, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and US vice-president Joe Biden are among the dignitaries expected to attend.

• Monday, May 12th 2014 - 06:38 UTC

  Pelé desperate to exorcise Brazil's defeat and loss of the World Cup to Uruguay in 1950

  

  Brazil's Pelé, the legendary attacker believes that his country's national team has the ideal opportunity to exorcise the demons of their 2-1 infamous loss to Uruguay at the Maracana 64 years ago, more precisely 16 July 1950.

• Saturday, May 10th 2014 - 08:09 UTC

  Blatter wants to keep running FIFA: “my mission is not finished”

  

  FIFA president Sepp Blatter plans to run for a fifth term as the boss of global football, the Swiss newspaper Blick said on Friday. “I want to do this, because things aren't over yet. My mandate is running out, but my mission is not finished,” the 78-year-old was quoted as saying by the tabloid.

• Saturday, May 10th 2014 - 07:21 UTC

  UEFA' president Platini will attend the Gibraltar Cup final

  

  The Gibraltar Football Association has announced that UEFA President Michel Platini will visit Gibraltar on Saturday and attend the Rock Cup final.

• Wednesday, May 7th 2014 - 07:16 UTC

  “Manaos less riskier than Iraq” Brazilian Sports minister tells English media

  

  Brazil's Sports minister Aldo Rebelo minimized the possibility of violence during the coming World Cup and replied to the British media that the Amazon city of Manaos, where England will be playing a match, will not be riskier that war zones.

• Wednesday, April 30th 2014 - 09:27 UTC

  Rio's Olympics preparations “plagued with delays”; city full of “social issues”

  

  International Olympic Committee (IOC) vice president John Coates has called Brazil's preparations for the 2016 Rio Games “the worst” in his experience and critically behind schedule, but warned there was no “plan B” to find another host.

• Tuesday, April 29th 2014 - 06:15 UTC

  Overwhelming support for Dani Alves from FIFA, fellow players and Dilma

  

  FIFA president Joseph Blatter and several top players came out in support Monday of Barcelona right-back Dani Alves, who ate half of a banana that was thrown at him in a racist gesture a day earlier during his side's 3-2 win at Villarreal.

• Monday, April 28th 2014 - 23:40 UTC

  FIFA's Valcke downplays 'favelas' violence: “finally we will be talking about football”

  

  FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke downplayed recent violence in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro as a threat to the upcoming World Cup. The city was the scene of violent outbursts last week when a dancer was found dead with his friends and family blaming the killing on the police.