Brazil

Football
Governance

The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A will be the only major football league in the world without international, local-language distribution in 2019. Callum McCarthy looks at why Brazilian club football lags behind its European counterparts.
Motorsport
Events

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has claimed that the Brazilian Grand Prix will be moved to Rio de Janeiro
Motorsport
Events

Confusion surrounds the future of the Brazilian Grand Prix after President Jair Bolsonaro claimed the country’s annual Formula One race will move to Rio de Janeiro in 2020, while promoters for its current h…
Football
Governance

Jose Maria Marin, who was convicted in 2017 of corruption charges in the United States has been banned from football activities for life by Fifa
Football
Governance

Rogerio Caboclo has been named as the new president of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF). The 46-year-old was the only candidate for the role
Stadia

The government of the state of Rio de Janeiro has said it will regain control of the crisis-hit Maracanã stadium, stating that its current operators have failed to fulfil their contractual obligations.
Football
Events

Fifa has agreed to open up the vote for hosting rights to the 2023 Women’s World Cup, while world football’s governing body has also confirmed that the video assistant referee (VAR) system will be in …
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Brazilian state building society spending was as much as 20 per cent of the 2018 shirt sponsorship market in Brazil
Football
Licensing & Merchandising

Paysandu Sport Club end agreement with Puma to enter white-label deal with garment maker Share of shirt sales increases from 10% to between 25 and 30%
Sponsorship & Marketing

It’s the last Sunday of July, 2018.
Motorsport
Events

Motor-racing series the World Endurance Championship (WEC) has confirmed today (Friday) that it will return to Bahrain and Brazil after revealing its provisional calendar for the 2019-20 season
Rugby Union
Business

World Rugby has confirmed Romania and Brazil will host the next two editions of its U20 Trophy national team youth tournament in 2018 and 2019, respectively.

Motorsport
Events

MotoGP is set to return to Brazil in 2021 after Dorna, the promoter of the motorcycling championship, signed a memorandum of understanding with Rio Motorsports.

Football

Brazil forward Neymar has added to his endorsement portfolio ahead of the 2018 Fifa World Cup by agreeing a deal with Chinese consumer electronics and mobile communication company Oppo.

Multi-sport
Business

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and football legend Pele have denied involvement in, or knowledge of, a corruption scheme that involved vote buying to secure the 2016 summer Olympic and Paralympic Games for Rio de Janeiro.

Football
Business

The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) has confirmed that next year’s edition of the Copa America national team tournament will feature Japan and Qatar.

Football
Business

World football’s governing body Fifa has today (Friday) handed a life ban to former Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) president Marco Polo Del Nero, one of the main figures in the corruption scandal surrounding the sport in South America.

Football
Business

Rogério Caboclo has pledged to create new revenue streams for Brazilian football after being elected as the new president of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF).