Carnival Time in Brazil

>Two years ago during the London 2012 Olympics, an Italian journalist made what he termed an ‘easy decision’ by foregoing an event involving his country’s athlete, an athletics event he was under obligation to cover for his media house, to rush to the Horse Guards Parade to watch the Brazilian beach volleyball team. The emphasis here is on the female team.

>The countdown to the 2014 World Cup is officially underway with barely three months left for that first whistle, and it is shaping up to be a carnival atmosphere from start to finish, that is if the video for FIFA’s official song is anything to go by.

A new home jersey adorned with four stars for Germany’s four World Cup wins quickly sold out Monday a mere hours after Die Mannschaft’s victory at the Maracana, reports Reuters.

If you don’t learn from history, you’re bound to repeat it. Here in Saint-Denis, northern Paris, a history lesson is sorely needed. Thousands are gathering here for the 21st international global warming meeting.

Designer and art director, Carlos Meira , from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil has great interest and focus on illustration, more specifically, paper sculpture. He is giving tribute to the members of the Rio de Janeiro Samba Schools by creating wonderful carnival paper sculptures.

 

>Vilio, majonzi vilitawala kila ni kona ya Brazil baada ya kupokea kipigo cha mbwa mwizi cha mabao 7-1kutoka kwa Ujerumani katika nusu fainali ya kwanzajana kwenye Uwanja wa Mineirao.

Licha ya kuwa Neymar ndiye mchezaji anayetajwa zaidi na kuonekana msaada mkubwa katika kikosi cha Brazil, pia uwepo wa Oscar, Thiago Silva na David Luiz unaonekana kuwa muhimu uwanjani.

>Brazil imekata rufaa juu ya adhabu ya kukosa mchezo mmoja kwa nahodha wake, Thiago Silva mwenye kadi mbili za njano, ambazo zinamaanisha atalazimika kukosa mchezo wa leo dhidi ya Ujerumani.

>From 32, it’s down to the last 16. Here there are no second chances. It is win or bust.