With Brazil entering the joyous throes of Carnival, Alpine ski racer Lucas Pinheiro Braathen on Saturday gave it another reason to celebrate — an Olympic medal. It was the first-ever medal at the ...
The Olympic flame arrived in the Brazilian capital Tuesday for a symbolic handover that could mark the last big public appearance of Dilma Rousseff as president if she is impeached. The flame’s ...
He once joked his feet were made for beaches, not skis, but how wrong Brazilian Lucas Pinheiro Braathen was. He danced a samba on the Stelvio as he stormed to Olympic giant slalom gold in Bormio, the ...
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Brazil's samba army claims historic winter gold
Brazil has long reigned supreme in the World Cup and Summer Olympics under the banner of the "Samba Army," but it has had no presence in the Winter Olympics. This is unsurprising, as Brazil is a ...
Brazil interim President Michel Temer declares the opening of the 2016 Summer Olympics during the Opening Ceremonies in Rio ...
Brazilian National Team won its first Olympic gold Credits: Stuart Franklin - FIFA_FIFA via Getty ImagesTen years ago, the ...
BORMIO, Italy -- Brazilian ski racer Lucas Pinheiro Braathen turned in a powerful final run to win the Olympic giant slalom Saturday and earn South America's first medal at a Winter Games. With snow ...
The win for the 25-year-old known in Brazil as “O cara do ski” — the skiing dude — happened on the first full day of Carnival, the pre-Lenten party that fills city streets with revelers drinking and ...
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