Tears and Jeers for Neymar
Brazil’s World Cup hopes may rest with Neymar Jr but as he faces a race to recover from injury, not all his compatriots are sympathetic.
Lucas Pratto, a man of (strange) faith
Brazilian side São Paulo’s Lucas Pratto would look more at home on a rugby pitch than a football field but on a journey that’s taken him from South America to Italy and back again, he’s developed some odd superstitions, writes Brazilian journalist Bruno Rodrigues.
Neymar the Heir to Ronaldinho’s Barca Crown
With a goal in Barcelona’s win over Eibar, Neymar reached 94 for his club equalling his compatriot Ronaldinho’s haul for the Blaugrana.
Marcos Muniz: Cup of Refugees
Photographer Marcos Muniz documents the Refugees World Cup (or Cup Integration of Refugees), a football championship for displaced communities held in São Paulo, Brazil with representatives from countries around the globe.
The Blind Boss, the All-Seeing Coach
Flávio Aurélio Silva, the ‘Ceguim’, is the only visually impaired coach in Brazilian football. Rafael Luis Azevedo of Verminosos por Futebol tells his story.
Portrait of the Artist
Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior turns 24 on February 5th and the Brazilian is on his way to living up to the legend that it seems has already been created for him.
United Irishmen
As both national teams on the island prepare to take part in the finals of a major tournament together for the first time, Cian Manning recalls how it came about in 1973 that an All-Ireland selection took on the might of Brazil.
The Lone Star State, Botafogo at 111
On this day in 1904, Brazil’s Botafogo were founded as a football club by a group of teenagers following a maths class. First known as Electro Club, a merger with the Botafogo rowing team would see them rise to become one of Rio de Janeiro’s big four.
Brazil’s Carnival Atmosphere
Few love a party as much as the Brazilians and with the fiesta of music, dance, and colour in full swing this weekend, the nation besotted with football indulges in its other great passion, Carnival. And yet, there are more than a few links between the country’s two great loves.
Corinthian Spirit
It was a 1910 tour to Brazil by English side Corinthian FC which inspired the creation of Sao Paulo giants Corinthians, by enthusiastic locals. 105 years later, the English outfit’s modern-day descendants Corinthian-Casuals returned to South America to commemorate that first game in front of 26,000 fans