SAO PAULO, Brazil | Xinhua | A passenger plane crashed in the interior of the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo on Friday, killing all 61 aboard, the airline company Voepass confirmed. The airline said the number of death was 61, not 62 as initially reported. In a statement, Voepass said …
Read More »Dani Alves has surgery on broken arm
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |Â Â Sao Paulo vice captain Dani Alves has undergone surgery to repair a broken right forearm, the Brazilian Serie A club said on Thursday. The 37-year-old suffered the injury in the second half of his team’s 1-0 home victory over Athletico Paranaense on Wednesday, a result …
Read More »Barcelona secure Brazilian teenager Maia: reports
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |Â Barcelona have exercised an option to sign teenage forward Gustavo Maia from Brazil’s Sao Paulo, according to media reports in the South American country. The Catalan club paid one million euros (1.1 million U.S. dollars) to acquire the right of first refusal for Maia in March, …
Read More »Brazil police end Neymar rape probe over lack of evidence
Sao Paulo, Brazil | AFP |Â Police in Brazil probing rape allegations against football superstar Neymar have closed the case due to a lack of evidence, the Sao Paulo attorney general’s office said Monday. The police decision will be sent to prosecutors on Tuesday, who will have 15 days to evaluate …
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