Archie McLean moved to Brazil in the early 20th Century, where he became involved in the game during its early years.

The State Department designates Brazil's Red Command and PCC as global terrorists, with foreign terrorist organization status effective June 5.

It will be the team’s last match in Brazil before traveling to the United States in search of a sixth World Cup title. Globo, SporTV 4, and GE TV will broadcast Brazil vs. Panama. And you can follow the main live updates in the card below: Carlo Ancelotti has four absences from the squad list.

To celebrate the system’s 30th anniversary in May, the country’s Superior Electoral Court (TSE), which oversees general elections, launched a mascot, Pilili, a friendly-looking voting machine with big round eyes.

The U.S. State Department says it will designate Brazil’s two biggest criminal groups as foreign terrorist organizations early next month, a move that the South American nation’s government has repeatedly said it will interpret as undue interference in its politics.

The State Department labeled Comando Vermelho (CV) and Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC) as "two of the most violent criminal organizations in Brazil"

A rare type of the fatal disease is ravaging the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), with more than 1,000 cases reported so far.

Newcastle United captain Bruno Guimaraes has been named in Brazil’s 26-man squad for this summer’s FIFA World Cup, giving the Magpies a major international representative at the tournament as the South American nation aims for its sixth WC triumph.