One of the happiest moments in a Brazilian woman's life quickly turned into one of the worst when she reconnected with her biological mother and discovered she had a brother she had never known about. Unfortunately, she had also been married to him for seven years.
Here's yet another highlight reel of Germany's dominant 7-1 performance against Brazil in the World Cup semifinals. Sure, you've seen it all before, but this version has some minor touchups that only really detail-oriented viewers will appreciate.
Germany's 7-1 defeat of Brazil in last night's World Cup semifinal match was so brutal, so extreme, that viewers couldn't resist comparing it to two things: the Holocaust (classy!) and humiliating public sex.
There is always a breakout star of each World Cup, and this year the candidates are numerous. There's Jermaine Jones, who scored America's most stunning goal. There's Luis Suarez, who has been banned for biting an Italian player. There's this guy's dick. And then there's Rihanna, who has inflamed American Twitter by…
Transit workers in Brazil will vote tomorrow on whether to resume a strike that has brought gridlock to Sao Paulo. The day after that, the World Cup begins, in Sao Paulo. Lol. Sports!
Carlos Valentin reacts after learning that tickets for some of Brazil's World Cup soccer games are sold out, as he stands outside São Paulo's Ibirapuera Gym with other fans hoping to buy tickets on Wednesday. Tickets for the opener sold out as fans lined up in the cold to try to buy what was left for the other…
Lee Thompson, photographer and co-founder of The Flash Pack, was in Rio de Janeiro to cover the World Cup when he was given a very special privilege: a climb to the top of the Christ the Redeemer statue for its first ever selfie.
Brazilians do not just hate the World Cup theme song; with the world's biggest sporting spectacle just weeks away, it's becoming clear that Brazilians hate the whole fucking World Cup. Why can't we all be like Brazilians?
Only a month after it was released, FIFA's official World Cup theme song, "We Are One (Ole Ola)" has taken heat from angry Brazilians, who pose that it's a little strange that only fifteen seconds of the song are given to Brazilian musician Claudia Leitte to sing.
Hundreds of demonstrators protest against money spent on the World Cup preparations in São Paulo, Brazil, on Thursday before clashing with police. Image via Andre Penner/AP.
Are you going to the World Cup next month in Rio? You're probably gonna get robbed. And if you get robbed, for the love of God, don't scream, because you'll just get your damn fool self killed. As one elite cop in the city says: "There is no use crying over spilt milk."
Brazilian kids in Liberdade wanted to speak fluent English, while senior citizens at a Chicago retirement home were looking for new friends. CNA's Speaking Exchange program put the two together over video chat, and it turned out to be a perfect match.
This summer's World Cup in Brazil should be a hoot for American soccer fans: according to The Guardian, there is apparently not one, not two, but three Osama bin Laden-themed bars in the country, all neighboring the World Cup epicenter in Rio.
It's not exactly a secret that street crime is an issue in Brazil (enjoy the World Cup!). For instance, take this video, in which a woman's necklace is ripped off her body while she gives an interview to a Rio news program about the epidemic of people being robbed on the street.
[Performers from the Uniao da Ilha do Governador samba school parade during Carnaval celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Tuesday, the final day of festivities. Image via Silvia Izquierdo/AP.]
A team of researchers has announced the discovery of a rare species of South American river dolphin that O MY SWEET MERCIFUL JESUS WITH THE JAWS OF EVIL WHERE ARE EYES KILL IT WITH FIRE AUUUUUUGH.
[Brazilian protestors staged a toilet sit-in on Ipanema beach today to protest the city's substandard sanitation. Much of the city's sewage currently flows untreated into Rio's waterways, although the state government has pledged to update its system before the 2016 Olympics. Image by Felipe Dana via AP.]
On Thursday night, lighting struck Brazil's famous "Christ the Redeemer" statue. The incident broke the statue's thumb, but did produce a few amazing photographs.
Brazil has no official interest in granting Edward Snowden permanent asylum, despite the NSA whistleblower's open letter to the country offering to help investigate the United States' massive data-mining program.
On Monday, NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden penned an open letter to Brazil, praising the country for its strong response to the NSA's widespread data collection and offering to help investigate such programs if Brazil grants him permanent political asylum. Snowden is currently living in Russia on a one-year asylum.
