Football and memory: the dictatorship’s shadow on the game

Like it or not, professional football is as tightly linked with the world of politics as any other mass public activity. As the events of the last few weeks have shown, political... Read more »

‘I’ve seen the devil’: Brazil’s UFO capital marks 30 years since ‘alien encounter’ | Alien life

The skies over this far-flung coffee-growing hub went charcoal black, the heavens opened and one of Brazil’s greatest mysteries was born. “It really was something unique,” recalls Marco Antônio Reis, a zoo... Read more »

Milei says Argentina can ‘guarantee Europe’s energy security’ during speech in Hungary

President Javier Milei declared in a closing speech to the CPAC summit in Hungary on Saturday that “Argentina is in a position to guarantee Europe’s energy security.” The remarks came after the... Read more »

Lollapalooza Day 2 — Rio Times

The Rio Times · RT SP Nightlife Desk Lollapalooza Day 2 brings Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Roan and Skrillex to Interlagos · Jazz Band Ball swings New Orleans at Blue Note SP ·... Read more »

Fifty years after | Buenos Aires Times

T uesday’s 50th anniversary of the 1976 military coup – National Memory Day for Truth and Justice for almost all this century since 2002 – merits being a special occasion and earlier... Read more »

A secretive US deal with Africa’s Equatorial Guinea strands deported migrants

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — When a U.S. immigration judge told a 28-year old refugee from East Africa that he was free to leave detention in California after 13 months, he was overjoyed.... Read more »

Trials into crimes against humanity press on amid political tensions

By JAMES GRAINGER @JAMESGRAINGER0   As Argentina prepares to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1976-1983 military dictatorship, investigations and trials probing crimes against humanity continue to advance – despite the shifting... Read more »

Brazil’s finance minister Haddad resigns to launch a high-stakes bid for Sao Paulo governor

Published Mar 20, 2026 1:49 pm Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, left, and outgoing Finance Minister Fernando Haddad shake hands during a ceremony announcing Haddad’s candidacy for governor... Read more »

Stories that caught our eye: March 13 to 20

  ‘$LIBRA’ RETURNS TO LIMELIGHT An apparent draft (but unsigned) contract for US$5 million between President Javier Milei ‘$LIBRA’ cryptocurrency creator Hayden Mark Davis leaked from the mobile telephone of lobbyist Mauricio... Read more »

Caixa/Brasilia vs Corinthians Paulista prediction 21 Mar 2026

Caixa/Brasilia vs Corinthians Paulista Basteball Odds Bookmaker Team A Team B 1xBet 1.46 2.38 Teams Preview Caixa/Brasilia Brasilia enter the contest with a 59-64 loss to Unifacisa. With this loss, they snapped... Read more »