Don't come to Brazil for the Olympics or World Cup!

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Sociólogo é vítima de sequestro-relâmpago após dar entrevista sobre protestos

- Depois de ser pego no Aterro do Flamengo por dois homens armados, Paulo Baía foi levado de carro até a Cinelândia, onde foi liberado.

- Ele foi alertado pelos sequestradores a não voltar a dar entrevistas nem falar da Polícia Militar.

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Brazil's ninja reporters spread stories from the streets

Band of volunteer citizen journalists are setting the news agenda with their 'no-cuts, no censorship' approach.

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Revealed: Qatar's World Cup 'slaves'

Exclusive: Abuse and exploitation of migrant workers preparing emirate for 2022.

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At 16, Ganesh got a job in Qatar. Two months later he was dead

Nepalese workers go to Qatar to find a way out of poverty. Instead, many are trapped into 12-hour days and nights in overcrowded, filthy camps. Some never make it home alive.

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Qatar 2022 puts FIFA's reputation on the line

Fifa should be stronger in holding to account the countries that host the World Cup.

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Two killed as crane collapses at Brazilian World Cup stadium

- Sepp Blatter 'deeply saddened' by tragedy.

- Fifa says safety of workers is 'top priority'.

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Brazil's World Cup courts disaster as delays, protests and deaths mount

An attack on the president's office was just the latest alarming episode in the runup to June's tournament.

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How does Brazil keep the World Cup party going? Send in the army

Soldiers' occupation of "strategic" Rio favelas shows just how far the state will go to prevent embarrassment during the World Cup.

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Brazil World Cup: seventh worker dies on stadium construction

Workman fell to his death helping to install seats at the Sao Paulo stadium where Brazil will play the opener on 12 June.

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World Cup venues await final safety checks as teams prepare to fly out

Brazilian officials warn of potential problems over mobile phone coverage for tournament dogged by overspending and protests.

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Estado fecha os olhos à corrupção para sediar a Copa, diz juiz federal

A Copa é uma oportunidade para a ação do crime organizado, afirma o juiz federal Fausto De Sanctis, que acaba de lançar um livro sobre fraudes e crimes no esporte. Publicado nos EUA pela Springer, "Football, Gambling and Money Laudering" (Futebol, jogos de azar e lavagem de dinheiro) alerta sobre a tolerância das autoridades aos crimes praticados "em nome do esporte". E aponta medidas para combatê-los. Leia trechos da entrevista com o juiz.

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John Oliver FIFA and the World Cup




Funny but i think FOOTBALL needs a new governing body.

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"The World Cup is really just for the people in helicopters"

View from streets of Brazil's largest city confirms what many fear: tournament simply illuminates gulf between rich and poor.

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World Cup 2014: ready or not, it is Brazil's time to show the world

Tournament in football-obsessed nation has potential to be both the greatest and the worst in the history of the sport.

Highlights (by T.S.E.):

<< While Pitbull, Claudia Leitte and Jennifer Lopez perform the official song, We are One, demonstrators on the streets are planning to chant a discordant message about inequality, forced evictions and overspending on the $11.5bn event. >>

<< Graffiti in many cities asks "Copa pra quem?" ("Who is this cup for?") and several giant murals have appeared in recent weeks depicting the suffering caused by the tournament. At least three groups of protesters are calling for a new round of anti-World Cup demonstrations on Thursday. One planned for Copacabana beach is publicised by the image of black-masked protesters holding a banner reading "Fifa Killers Fuck Off. Long Live Favela Riots". >>

<< But this is only a fraction of the outlay on this World Cup. Spending so far is estimated at $11.5bn – a sum bigger than the GDP of a quarter of the world's countries. Most of that money has been poured into concrete and steel – new and upgraded stadiums and transport infrastructure. The government promised no public money would be used to build arenas, but close to $3bn ended up coming from the taxpayer's purse after delays and overspending prompted government intervention. >>

<< Odebrecht – the biggest construction firm in Brazil and a major contributor to Rousseff's Workers party – looks to be among the major financial beneficiaries of the tournament. Fifa is also expecting a boost, with $4bn income from ticket sales, sponsorship and broadcasting rights. At Fifa's insistence, this will be tax exempt. Brazil's inland revenue estimates the loss to government coffers at about $242million, even as host cities fall deeper into debt to pay for stadiums and infrastructure. >>

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Dilma é xingada por torcedores no Itaquerão

Presidente não falou na abertura da Copa do Mundo.