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Brazilian billionaire leaves €900 million fortune to Neymar ‘in his will’

Brazilian billionaire leaves €900 million fortune to Neymar ‘in his will’

The footballer already has a net worth of €257 million Football superstar Neymar Jr is set to receive a huge injection of cash from an anonymous billionaire, per a report in the Brazilian press. Now 33, Neymar is considered one of the greatest players in football history. He won the Champions League with Barcelona back […]

7 months ago

Carlo Ancelotti sentenced to one year in jail

Carlo Ancelotti sentenced to one year in jail

He is currently managing Brazil’s national team. Former Real Madrid, Everton and Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti has been reportedly sentenced to a year in jail for tax fraud, per EFE. The 66-year-old left his role as Real Madrid manager earlier this year, and has since taken up a position as head coach for the Brazilian national […]

9 months ago

At least eight dead after hot air balloon catches fire and plummets from sky

At least eight dead after hot air balloon catches fire and plummets from sky

Twenty-one people were on board At least eight people have died after a hot air balloon caught fire and plummeted from the sky in southern Brazil. The incident happened in the city of Praia Grande on Saturday morning (21 June) with 21 people on board the hot air balloon. The Governor of Santa Catarina, Jorginho […]

9 months ago

Footballer Gabriel Popo dies aged 26 after medical emergency

Footballer Gabriel Popo dies aged 26 after medical emergency

The game he was scheduled to play in was postponed immediately. Footballer Gabriel Popo has passed away suddenly, right before he was about to play a match. The 26-year-old was supposed to play in XV de Jau’s clash against Uniao Suzano in the Campeonato Paulista, however, it was postponed as Popo was rushed to hospital […]

1 year ago

Teen dies after injecting himself with dead butterfly for ‘online challenge’

Teen dies after injecting himself with dead butterfly for ‘online challenge’

The boy told doctors before he passed that he went to a chemist, mixed the butterfly with water and injected it into his right leg. A 14-year-old boy has died in Brazil after he injected himself with a dead butterfly as part of an ‘online challenge’. Davi Nunes Moreira went into septic shock after he […]

1 year ago

Terrifying scenes as plane crashes into bus in busy city

Terrifying scenes as plane crashes into bus in busy city

The plane was attempting an emergency landing Two people have died after a plane crashed into a bus in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo. The tragic incident took place at around 7.20am local time on the Avenida Marques de Sao Vicente in Barra Funda, sparking a huge fire. The small King Air F90 aircraft […]

1 year ago

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