Sao Paulo

Why Brazil wants to sink its largest-ever warship

Sold to a Turkish scrapyard in 2021 and on its way to being dismantled, the Sao Paulo was sent back after environmental groups raised questions about levels of the toxic material asbestos aboard it. Refused entry by Brazil port officials and the country’s navy, it has been in international waters

Jair Bolsonaro 'doing well' after being hospitalized in Sao Paulo with abdominal discomfort, say authorities

Bolsonaro posted a photo of himself on Twitter in the hospital bed, giving a thumbs up. He wrote that more tests will be done for a possible surgery

Veteran defender Dani Alves to sit out rest of Brazilian domestic season, not retiring from football

After the 38-year-old right-back terminated his contract with Sao Paulo on 16 September, following a dispute over unpaid wages, he was linked with several other leading Brazilian clubs, including Fluminense, Flamengo and Athletico Paranaense.

Veteran Brazil defender Dani Alves and Sao Paulo split over unpaid wages

The former Barcelona, Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain player's advisers told the club his training boycott would continue until his outstanding salary was paid, Belmonte revealed.

Brazil federal police investigating four Argentines over World Cup qualifier chaos

The Brazil-Argentina qualifier on Sunday was interrupted after seven minutes when agents of Brazil's health agency, Anvisa, insisted they should take the England-based players to the airport for breaching COVID-19 protocols.

Brazil president Jair Bolsonaro fined $110 for flouting mask order at motorcycle rally in Sao Paulo

The conservative president insisted that masks were useless for those already vaccinated — an assertion disputed by most public health experts

Brazil's municipal elections see Centre-right candidates make gains in blow to Jair Bolsonaro

Brazil's biggest cities, Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, both elected experienced Center-right mayors — incumbent Bruno Covas and returning veteran Eduardo Paes, respectively — as the candidates endorsed by Bolsonaro were roundly defeated

Interlagos circuit to keep Formula 1's Brazilian Grand Prix until 2025, says state governor

Sao Paulo's governor Joao Doria told reporters that mayor Bruno Covas would sign a contract renewal with US developer Liberty Media.

Brazil stops publishing coronavirus data; Bolsonaro says website 'not representative' of reality as experts warn against undermining pandemic’s gravity

Brazil's government has stopped publishing a running total of coronavirus deaths and infections in an extraordinary move that critics call an attempt to hide the true toll of the disease in Latin America's largest nation

Former Brazil women's football team head coach Oswaldo Alvarez dies at 63

Oswaldo Alvarez, who coached Brazil at the last two Women's World Cups, died in a Sao Paulo hospital on Monday. He was 63.