Wildfires in the normally humid, tropical Amazon rainforest have been supercharged by a disastrous combination of elevated temperatures, historic drought and deforestation. In Roraima State, in northern Brazil, the number of fires in February were more than five times the average. CBC | World News
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Canada’s Bansley, Bukovec win silver at Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour event in Brazil
Canada’s Heather Bansley and Sophie Bukovec secured a silver medal on Sunday after falling to Latvia in the final at the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Recife Challenge tournament in Recife, Brazil. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian women’s soccer team returns to SheBelieves Cup in April, opening vs. Brazil
The Canadian women’s soccer team is returning to the SheBelieves Cup in April in the U.S. for the third time in four years. The 10h-ranked Canadians join the second-ranked U.S., No. 8 Japan and No. 11 Brazil in the tournament, which will consist of four matches instead of the usual six. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Brazil murder probe police arrest man after British journalist shot dead
Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira were reporting in the Amazon when they were reportedly shot dead Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Canada opens women’s sitting volleyball World Cup with win over Brazil
Canada opened the 2023 WPV Sitting Volleyball World Cup with a victory over Brazil on Monday in Cairo. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Halifax fans celebrate Sinclair as Canadian women’s soccer team blanks Brazil
A sold-out crowd of 6,421 soccer fans braved close to freezing temperatures Tuesday night to watch Canada edge Brazil 2-0 in women’s soccer action at outdoor Halifax stadium the Wanderers Grounds. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Sinclair retirement tour heads to Halifax as Canadian women focus on beating Brazil
Soccer fans at the Wanderers Grounds will get a chance to see Canadian soccer legend Christine Sinclair take the pitch against Brazil before the captain packs up her cleats, women’s national team head coach Bev Priestman promised Monday. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Erin Brooks, 16, wins Brazil surfing event after bid for Canadian citizenship turned down
Teenage surfer Erin Brooks, whose bid for Canadian citizenship was denied this week, won the Corona Saquarema Pro on Saturday in Brazil. Brooks, 16, defeated Australia’s Sophie McCulloch in the final of the World Surf League’s Challenger Series stop. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada women’s soccer ties Brazil in match played behind closed doors due to virus
Janine Beckie scored in the 87th minute as Canada salvaged a 2-2 draw with Brazil at the Tournoi de France women’s soccer tournament. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian women use balanced attack to crush Brazil at Sevens Series in Dubai
With captain Ghislaine Landry on the sidelines for most of the match, Canada stormed to a 43-0 win over Brazil to improve to 2-0 at the World Rugby Sevens Series in Dubai on Thursday. CBC | Sports News
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