Brasilia

The state of the world as we know it changed so much in the past week that it has left the entire sports world in limbo. Unlike every other major sporting organization, the UFC attempted—to the bitter end—to keep going on a regular weekly schedule. There are many aspects to…

It’s just business as usual for the live coding scene and algorave movement. From every corner of the globe, freely-coded performance is happening for four days straight – now.They come from Brasilia. They come from Detroit. They come from Indonesia and Antwerp, Ukraine and Mumbai, Rome and Miami and Japan.…

For those who thought that UFC being the last sports organization running a live event on television would mean record numbers due to lack of competition, that theory didn’t hold up. The last UFC show for at least a month, this past Saturday’s empty arena show from Brasilia, Brazil, averaged…

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Davi Alcolumbre, the head of Brazil’s Senate, became the latest high-level political figure to test positive for coronavirus on Wednesday, his office said in a statement. Alcolumbre is without severe symptoms, but feels a little sick and is in quarantine at home, the statement said. An initial…

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro and Minister of Health Luiz Henrique Mandettas, wearing protective face masks, sanitize their hands during a news conference to announce measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Brasilia, Brazil March 18, 2020. REUTERS/Adriano MachadoBRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian Health Minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta…

A cleaner disinfects a bus on the first day after a new measure to tackle coronavirus disease (COVID-19) spread was introduced, which implies cleaning buses after each trip, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, March 17, 2020. REUTERS/Amanda PerobelliBRASILIA/RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil will partially close its border with Venezuela starting…

Despite the coronavirus pandemic, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) opted to move forward with its UFC Fight Night 170 mixed martial arts (MMA) event last weekend in Brasilia, Brazil, but was forced to make some changes to the ESPN+ fight card before taking a mandatory vacation. Not only did the promotion…

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian Foreign Trade Secretary Marcos Troyjo, who was part of the Brazilian delegation that met with U.S. President Donald Trump nine days ago, has tested positive for the coronavirus, his office said in a statement on Monday. Troyjo, who is Brazil’s deputy economy minister, was also in…

UFC Brasilia did not start out on a great foot considering that the world’s largest MMA promotion basically had Saturday sports programming all to themselves. Nine straight decisions matched the organization’s all-time record. But, the evening ended up saved by the main event, where Kevin Lee and Charles Oliveira put…

By Carolina Mandl and Alexandre CaverniSAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro took selfies with supporters and celebrated their demonstrations in major cities on Sunday, drawing criticism from congressional leaders for encouraging large gatherings that could worsen the spreading coronavirus. Bolsonaro also appeared to shrug off the advice of medical…