Rio de Janeiro state says it is taking over the running of Brazil's Maracanã stadium, canceling the contract of a private consortium. Governor Wilson Witzel said the decision would take effect on ...

Vasco central defender Joao Victor gifted Corinthians a third goal by inadvertently turning the ball into his own net in second-half stoppage time. In Saturday's only other Brazilian Serie A fixture, ...

Just a few minutes from the school parades in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome ... on the doorstep of the Maracana football stadium. Why Mangueira? For Jacira, it's a family affair.

(Getty) (ATR) The 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro ended under the full moon Sunday, while fireworks shook giant Maracana Stadium as if an earthquake rumbled below. The Sunday night ...

(ATR) The name of a disgraced ex-FIFA president and former IOC member is nearly erased from the arena once called João Havelange Stadium. On Feb. 10 Rio de Janeiro mayor Eduardo Paes approved a ...

Even the city’s name ‘Rio de Janeiro’ is Portuguese ... Rodge: Look you can even see the Maracanã Stadium. Brazil play football there. Freya: Finally, he goes to Sugarloaf Mountain ...

Igor Jesus and Mateo Ponte scored in each half as defending champion Botafogo secured a 2-0 home victory over Juventude in Brazil''s Serie A championship.