Costa Rica win leaves Uruguay in shockAbsence of Luis Suárez keenly felt by South AmericansMon Jun 16 2014 - 01:00
Marcelo Soza contradicts official version of hotel raid that led to Michael Dwyer’s deathSerious questions around lawfulness of police operation, says former prosecutorMon Jun 16 2014 - 01:00
Pressure on Messi to perform on the world’s greatest stage‘I believe I have learnt from my errors in previous tournaments and I will not repeat them’Sat Jun 14 2014 - 21:48
Dutch demolition of Spain leaves Brazilian media purringLegendary Tostão hails ‘magisterial’ front three but won’t write off Spain just yetSat Jun 14 2014 - 16:22
‘The Cup is ours! The ref is ours! Even the Croatian goal is ours!’Brazilians agree they had good fortune, and a referee, on their side against CroatiaFri Jun 13 2014 - 12:53
More questions than answers for Scolari and Brazil after openerTom Hennigan reports from in São Paulo after opening night jitters for the hostsFri Jun 13 2014 - 10:07
Brazil get ball rolling in World Cup after a stuttering startHome side grab opening night victory as protesters fail to mobiliseFri Jun 13 2014 - 09:48
Moment of truth as Brazil gets ready for kick offHosts face Croatia in opening game in São Paulo as football finally gets underwayThu Jun 12 2014 - 01:00
Brazil’s broken promises are almost enough to kill your World Cup buzzLetter from São Paulo: Brazil should enjoy the tournament it has paid such an extravagant price forWed Jun 11 2014 - 01:00
Racism repeats itself in the history of Brazilian footballNon-whites had to fight hard for inclusion in Brazilian soccer. Now they could be losing out again.Fri Jun 06 2014 - 12:01
Cry for themWith the domestic game in the doldrums and accusations of a lack of bottle, an enigmatic Lionel Messi carries the burden for ArgentinaFri Jun 06 2014 - 12:00
Cachaça: the drink that mirrors Brazil’s history and economyWith football and samba, caipirinha is central to Brazil’s cultural identityFri Jun 06 2014 - 01:00
Brazil’s people: music producer David McLoughlinKildare man made São Paulo his home 20 years agoFri Jun 06 2014 - 01:00
Brand Neymar scores with Brazil’s emerging consumersFootballer’s humble origins and playful style endear him to ordinary BraziliansThu Jun 05 2014 - 01:01
Osmar Santos: ‘Football is a means of speaking to all the population’Brazil’s people: The commentator on a vital time for his country - on and off the pitchThu Jun 05 2014 - 01:00
Crime fears prompt Brazilian security blitz before World CupSaturation security a sticking plaster on systemic weakness, critics argueWed Jun 04 2014 - 01:00
World Cup interview: Richard David CourtThe English-born musician moved to Brazil in 1972 and became one of the country’s biggest pop starsTue Jun 03 2014 - 01:00
World Cup glare exposes political divideState football body is repository of a more reactionary and violent BrazilTue Jun 03 2014 - 01:00
On eve of World Cup Brazil struggles to fulfil ambitionsInfrastructure promised for World Cup has fallen well shortMon Jun 02 2014 - 01:00
Brazil: unready for kick-offFootball’s first nation should be celebrating the start of the World Cup, but unfinished stadiums, tear-gassed protesters and homeless occupations have instead grabbed headlinesSat May 31 2014 - 01:00
Few surprises in Brazil World Cup squadScolari excludes Kaka as he names group of 23 for Rio 2014Thu May 08 2014 - 01:00
Latest protests underscore Maduro’s disappointing year as Venezuelan presidentAnalysis: many are increasingly desperate at the state’s inability to control violent crimeSat Apr 26 2014 - 01:00
Fyffes aside for Ecuador, Japanese rider requests plenty of bubblyFruit, Jacuzzis and games consoles among the World Cup teams’ special requests in BrazilFri Apr 25 2014 - 08:00
Nobel laureate who gave voice to Latin AmericaGarcía Márquez emulated his grandmother’s storytelling waysSat Apr 19 2014 - 01:00
Dwyer family urges more pressure on Bolivia over killingCall on fifth anniversary of Michael Dwyer’s death comes as trial of two companions close to collapseWed Apr 16 2014 - 01:00
Brazil’s army sent to clean up slum before World CupSoccer fans assured they will be safe after violent clashes in Rio favelaWed Apr 02 2014 - 01:00
Prosecutor in Michael Dwyer case flees BoliviaMarcelo Soza, who led inquiry into Irishman’s killing, claims persecution by Morales governmentFri Mar 14 2014 - 01:00
Dirty War actions of Pope Francis still divisive in an Argentina scarred by dictatorshipFamilies of the ‘disappeared’ are cynical about the pope’s status as a moral leaderThu Mar 13 2014 - 01:00
World Cup winner Ronaldo fails to score on reforming zeal with Brazilian faithfulFormer player identified with contentious effort to modernise Brazilian footballFri Feb 28 2014 - 01:00
Brazil’s cup of discontent brimming with ugly racism and violencePoliticians hope for end to killings and vigilante actions ahead of World CupTue Feb 18 2014 - 01:09
Argentina’s ‘victorious decade’ ends with boom turning to bustPresident Cristina Kirchner’s lauded economic policies are unravelling as the country sinks into a long-predicted crisisFri Feb 07 2014 - 01:10
Fugitive Brazilian ex-banker convicted of corruption arrested in ItalyFormer director of state-owned bank used passport of his brother who died in 1978Thu Feb 06 2014 - 16:43
‘Little strolls’ by rubber bandit and friends expose racial inequalities in BrazilThe middle classes of Brazil are loath to share their exclusive public spacesFri Jan 24 2014 - 01:00
Brazilian police blamed for wave of killings in CampinasTwelve people killed execution-style after murder of off-duty police officerTue Jan 14 2014 - 17:02
Fifa president strikes a discordant note at World Cup drawBlatter interrupts a minute’s silence with calls to ‘celebrate humanity, celebrate Nelson Mandela and most of all celebrate football. Applaud please!’Sat Dec 07 2013 - 07:25
World Cup 2014 organisers admit major grounds for concernDraw takes place against background of three stadiums being well behind scheduleFri Dec 06 2013 - 01:00
European Parliament calls for Michael Dwyer inquiryBolivia expresses ‘indignation’ at resolution passed by MEPsSat Nov 23 2013 - 01:01
Kirchner party trounced in mid-term electionsReversal for Argentina’s ruling party reflects dissatisfaction over economy, rising crime and corruptionTue Oct 29 2013 - 01:01
Argentinian voters set to elect Peronist candidate . . . or Peronist candidateThe country’s ruling party has turned into its own oppositionSat Oct 26 2013 - 01:01
Brazil stumbles after failure to implement fiscal reformPoster boy for emerging markets pays price for failure to invest and distrust of private sector involvement in projectsFri Oct 11 2013 - 01:00
Brazil plan to import 4,000 Cuban doctors meets oppositionMedical group claims under-qualified medics without Portuguese will endanger patients’ livesSat Aug 24 2013 - 01:00
European engineering firms at centre of Brazilian cartel investigationAlstom and Siemens also accused of paying bribes to public officialsWed Aug 21 2013 - 01:00
Michael Dwyer survived Bolivian shoot-out, court toldDefendant testifies he saw Irishman at Santa Cruz airport after 2009 police raid on hotelMon Aug 19 2013 - 01:00
Brazilian police sentenced for role in 1992 prison massacreTwenty five members of elite Rota group convicted for part in killing 111 inmatesMon Aug 05 2013 - 01:00
Pope in effort to reach out to gay CatholicsFrancis holds out little hope of any review of church doctrines on sexuality or women priestsMon Jul 29 2013 - 18:18
Pope in effort to reach out to gay CatholicsPope acknowledges exodus of Catholics to Pentecostal churches across Latin AmericaMon Jul 29 2013 - 01:00
Pope shows star quality as one million pilgrims gather in RioRapturous reception from biggest crowd yet during Francis’s week-long visit to BrazilSat Jul 27 2013 - 01:04
Pope condemns inequality on visit to slumLarge enthusiastic crowds greet Francis in ramshackle favela of VarginhaFri Jul 26 2013 - 01:00
Pope Francis urges youth to reject ‘fleeting idols’Pontiff given rapturous reception by Brazilian faithfulThu Jul 25 2013 - 01:00
