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Pelé, the Brazilian national treasure who in the 1960s and ’70s made soccer popular in places on the planet that hadn’t yet embraced the “beautiful game” — in particular the U.S. — has died. He was 82. An unequaled hero of fútbol, Pelé died Thursday, his agent told The Associated Press, after being hospitalized in Sao Paolo, Brazil, for the past month. He was diagnosed with colon cancer in September 2021.  His daughter, Kely Nascimento, posted a tribute to her father on Instagram. Pelé…

Pelé, the soccer player who rose from an impoverished Brazilian slum to become the most famous and, for a time, the best-paid athlete in the world during a spectacular career that produced more World Cup titles and more breathtaking moments than any other, has died at the age of 82, according to the Associated Press.Never far from the game he so loved, Pelé died of complications from cancer at a hospital in São Paulo on Thursday.Pelé, who had a tumor removed from his colon in 2021, had been hospitalized since the end of…

Pelé, the Brazilian soccer icon who brought the World Cup trophy to his home country three times, becoming an international superstar and the highest-paid team athlete in the world at the time, has died. He was 82.His daughter Kely Nascimento announced his death Thursday on Instagram.Pelé's health had been deteriorating as he aged. Doctors at Albert Einstein Hospital in São Paulo said in late December that he was receiving "elevated care" related to "kidney and cardiac dysfunctions" stemming from the cancer he had been…

Brazilian influencer Rodrigo America counts Elon Musk as his idol.Elon Musk is undoubtedly one of the most talked about people across the globe since he acquired Twitter in a massive $44 billion deal. Musk, currently the world’s richest person, is also quite reachable on Twitter as compared to other tech billionaires. Known for his witty tweets, Musk often replies to the posts that he finds relevant or funny. Now, getting noticed by a person like Elon Musk will surely make someone's day special and to experience that…

FP StaffNov 25, 2022 13:35:37 ISTA couple of months ago, the Brazilian Ministry of Justice ordered the suspension of Apple’s iPhone sales in the country for not including chargers with each purchase and forcing their customers to buy chargers separately. Brazil even fined Apple millions of dollars twice and ordered the tech giant to start shipping iPhones with chargers in the country, if they wanted to sell their devices. This judgement was passed right around the time Apple started shipping their latest iPhone 14 series.…

In under an hour,  Mercedes AMG Petronas’ George Russel and Lewis Hamilton and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen will take their positions at the front of the grid at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace in São Paulo, in time for the start of the Brazilian Grand Prix at 1 PM PT. The race is being broadcast through ESPN. There are some other options available though for people traveling abroad and tuning in from other countries, including a free United States GP live stream. Here’s everything you need to know about tuning in to…

Much has been said of how João Gilberto disrupted Brazillian music with his take on samba, which went on to become bossa nova. His whispering vocals and offbeat, percussion-laced guitar were a novelty to Brazil in the 1950s, when chested-voice crooners and sumptuous arrangements were nothing but the top-charters of the country’s radio. Few would dare saying the same of Gal Costa, who died this week aged 77 – even though she, too, sparked Brazilian musical revolution.Where Gilberto found minimalism, Gal found maximalism.…

Gal Costa, the influential Brazilian singer who was one of the principal figures in the Tropicália movement of the 1960s, died on Wednesday, her public relations agency confirmed. She was 77.No cause of death was immediately provided. The singer, who lived in São Paulo, had recently canceled a concert at a local music festival on advice from her doctor, after surgery in September to remove a nodule from her right nasal cavity. She had been expected to return to the stage in São Paulo in December, according to tour dates…

“A huge relief!” That’s how Luiz Davidovich, a physicist at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro’s main campus and former president of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences, describes his feelings early Sunday evening when it became clear Brazilian voters had ousted populist far-right President Jair Bolsonaro and given his left-wing rival, former President Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva, an unprecedented third term. The sentiment is widely shared in Brazil’s…

Last updated: October 10th, 2022 at 17:36 UTC+02:00 5G connectivity has arrived in five more cities in Brazil, and Samsung is taking the opportunity to remind prospective smartphone buyers of its 5G phone portfolio. As of this writing, the Korean tech giant offers two dozen 5G-enabled smartphones in Brazil across different price points, from low-cost to high-end. As of October 6, 5G is available in five additional cities in Brazil: Manaus, Belém, Rio Branco, Porto Velho, and Macapá. In total, 5G is available in 27…