French coach Didier Deschamps is worried one of France’s opponents in the World Cup deployed the quadcoptor to spy on the team training.
The Brits might get luckier than they imagined in Brazil with the Fifa world Cup 2014. Seems like everyone is catching the fever, even the ladies of the night. Just make sure you catch the right fever, mate…
There are massive celebrations following Brazil’s victory last night but there are a lot of Brazilians who are very unhappy about the lavish spending on the World Cup.
The construction and renovation of 12 soccer stadiums for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, while plagued by cost overruns and legacy concerns, are beautiful to look at.
Former England football captain David Beckham talks about his new documentary, Into the Unkown, which sees him journey into the heart of the Amazon rainforest with three friends by his side.
Prepare for the euro-dance supergroup’s return…
The image of a low flying aircraft over a stadium is ingrained in the memories of all South Africans thanks to the 1995 Rugby World Cup final. If this would happen during the Brazil Soccer World Cup, the audience would have the privilege of witnessing a spectacular explosion.
Holy heck! People, you could win a trip to Brazil for two to watch the 2014 FIFA World Cup™ final JUST BY USING YOUR VISA CARD TO BUY SOMETHING! Something as mundane as bread! Or cat litter! I dunno! Just buy something!
If you are more inclined to enjoy a walk on the beach the equivalent distance covered by a marathon, we’ve got your back. Check out Huffington Post’s list of the longest beaches in the world, in which South Africa’s very own Muizenberg features.
Sure, that swimsuit is destined to leave some really weird tan lines – but hot damn we just don’t care.
Gisele Bundchen. Need we say more? Ever since she burst on to the scene a few years ago, she’s never failed to captivate her audiences.
There are some serious concerns that Brazil’s world cup stadia will just simply not be completed in time for the football festivities in June next year. And now, progress has been slowed significantly after a crane crashed on top of a stadium in Sao Paolo yesterday, killing two people.
The latest twist in the Justin Bieber prozzie-plot is a humdinger. Just how big is Little Justin? Due to the fact that he’s been sleeping with so very many prostitutes lately, it’s difficult to know who to believe.
“Lets go do a show in Brazil,” Bieber’s manager said. “It will be so relaxing,” he said. Well, after what has been a very hectic week in Brazil, it doesn’t look like JB will be going back any time soon. First, he attempts to leave a brothel under a bed sheet, but gets caught anyway. And now this. It feels as if, by some divine mercy, some sort of deity has heard the worlds’ anti-Bieber sentiments,and has answered them oh so swiftly.
Woah-hoh! Looks like Bieber has grown up somewhat and is developing a taste for expensive women. The pint-sized pop star was apparently visiting one of Rio Di Janeiro’s biggest brothels, Centauros, and photographers rushed to the scene to catch him before he left. The 19 year-old pop star and his friend spent more than three hours in the popular whorehouse — before leaving with two women, sources said.
Brazil is challenging hetero-normative stereotypes and pushing boundaries with their daring new “Miss T” contest. The competition invites transgender and transvestite contestants from all over Brazil to compete in a beauty contest. The prize? The right to a sex change operation in a Bangkok hospital.
By now you know that I’ll be breaking opposition necks and cashing charity cheques at the 2013 #Run2Stop Challenge. Just because you can’t join me on the road, doesn’t mean you want be joining me in the winner’s circle in Brazil. Ready to join me in Brazil?* Here is how it works:
An excited Brazilian fan pulled Beyonce off stage during a performance in Sao Paolo this past weekend. Beyonce knelt down to the crowd to sing “Irreplaceable,” and before she knew it she was being dragged into the crowd. Bodyguards were quick to intervene and pulled the singer back on stage.
The isolated Kawahiva tribe was recorded in Brazil in 2011. The footage has been released and shows a rare look at the tribe people in the forest.
Violent protests flared up in Indonesia and Brazil yesterday for remarkably similar reasons. Hundreds of thousands of people in Brazil are protesting over an increase in bus fares. Naturally, discontent over inequality, and the quantity of money being spent on next year’s Soccer World Cup fueled the action. Indonesia, meanwhile, is boiling over in the face of their first […]
Celebrating International Women’s Day, would you, as a woman, be able to answer this simple question, “Are you beautiful?” If you were in Brazil at Spoleto fast food restaurant and you answered “yes,” your meal would have been for free.
Oh. I’m going to be sick into my mouth. This is what the most perversely masochistic nightmares are made of. Erick Reis was the unfortunate soul who stood outside (ONE COULD BE ON YOUR BACK, ERICK) to witness the horror after leaving an engagement party in the Brazilian town of Santo Antonio da Platina. Apparently […]
Bouncers block exits, as 245 die in nightclub fire. Malema loses bodyguards. Australian Open result. Stats SA admits to incorrect census. Tina Turner becomes Swiss citizen. Burt Reynolds in ICU. Listen to The Strokes’ new song.
The London Olympics has hardly even had time to enjoy its success and already Rio is attempting to steal its shine, earlier this week releasing the official theme song for the 2016 Olympics. As can be expected, the new song and video showcase the typical laid-back, tropical style associated with the South American gem.
This weekend, as part the ceremony of exchange of the national flag in Brasíla, Brazil’s capital, two Mirage 2000 jets performed a very low altitude flyover. So low in fact that their supersonic boom shattered almost all of the windows of the Supreme Court and Congressional buildings! Click through for the awesome video.
Paris Hilton is now a DJ, and booked (bought?) herself a set during the Pop Music Festival in Brazil. But it turns out she’s not quite “there” yet. That’s if the heckling and booing from the crowd was any indicator. Deadmau5 also had the following to say on Twitter after seeing it: “To be fair… the mayans saw this shit coming.”
I think it’s time to start scouting out high ground and keeping a shotgun close by. The signs of the Zombie Apocalypse are drawing ever closer, friends. First we had the Miami Cannibal, and now we have the dead waking up in South America. Ready yourselves, it’s coming.
Alesandro Barbosa is one crazy dude! Currently serving a prison sentence relating to firearms offenses and drug trafficking, this guy also throws the best parties in jail. But prison authorities have been left red-faced after Barbosa loaded some party pics onto Facebook. They contain kegs of Heineken, boom-boxes, a flat-screen TV and prostitutes. Check out some pics after the jump!
It’s not uncommon for under-privileged people to be given access to basic rights like healthcare, housing and clean water. Brazil has taken this to a whole new level – trying to show that the right to beauty is just as important. If you’re not beautiful, and can’t afford to be beautiful, then don’t worry – just go to the free clinic!
Humans and animals don’t always get along. But on occasion one species helps the other out in a remarkable way. When it comes to dolphins, it’s often the animal coming to the rescue of the human, but in this dramatic video, it is beachgoers in Brazil who lend a hand to the dolphins. Heartwarming stuff.