Marielle Franco’s widow elected to Rio city council

straight to your inbox every day for freeFred was rested for Manchester United's trip to West Ham to prepare him for the Manchester derby next week.The Brazilian did not travel to London for United's 3-1 victory and is suspended for their final Champions League group stage tie at RB Leipzig on Tuesday.Provided Fred is recalled for the visit of City next Sunday, he will have had a 10-day breather without any matches and the 27-year-old has also not been on international duty this season.Fred had

A charismatic film producer from Brazil who found success in Hollywood on projects like 2019'sThe Lighthouse and the 2017 Oscar winner Call Me by Your Name now finds himself accused by former business partners of fraud, lack of transparency and, according to one complaint, running a Ponzi scheme. The producer is Rodrigo Teixeira, and his relentless drive has made him one of the darlings of Brazil's film industry.

straight to your inboxSummer signing Diego Rosa has said his farewells to Gremio ahead of a January move to the City Football Group.Manchester City and the CFG agreed a move in August for the midfielder, but couldn't complete the transfer until he turned 18 in October. The Brazilian under-17 World Cup winner signed for an initial £2.65million with another £1.75million to be paid when the deal is completed in January.

straight to your inboxFernandinho is the 'ultimate' defensive-midfielder of his generation, according to former Manchester City captain Richard Dunne.The Brazilian arrived in Manchester from Shakhtar Donetsk in 2013 and has since gone on to become one of City's most important players.Fernandinho even showed his versatility by stepping in at centre-back when he was needed last season as the Blues suffered from injuries and a lack of options in defence.

straight to your inbox every day for freeRafael da Silva told Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to keep fighting as Manchester United manager. United recorded a 4-1 win over Istanbul Basaksehir in the Champions League on Tuesday evening - a result that keeps them top of Group H.

Vincent Cassel and wife Tina Kunakey are enjoying a family day at the beach!

The Vatican and Facebook's Instagram are cooperating to trace the origins of a "like" on a bikini model's post that appeared to come from Pope Francis' official account. Social media users last week pointed out that the pope's account, "franciscus," appeared to have given the sign of approval to a photo of Brazilian bikini model Natalia Garibotto wearing a racy outfit.The Vatican said Frances himself wasn't responsible.

straight to your inboxManchester City are to prioritise the signing of a new top-class striker next summer, with Erling Braut Haaland and Lautaro Martinez the top targets, according to reports.City have not signed an out-and-out striker since Gabriel Jesus arrived at the club from Palmeiras in 2017, which is hardly surprising considering the form of the Brazilian and his teammate Sergio Aguero ever since.The Blues signed Aguero from Atletico Madrid in 2011 and he has gone on to become one of the

straight to your inboxHere are the Manchester City evening headlines for Saturday, November 14.Guardiola ‘convinced’ Jesus to join City over InterPep Guardiola was responsible for Gabriel Jesus’ decision to join Manchester City over Italian giants Inter.The Serie A side were one of several clubs interested in the Brazilian striker, who was then playing for Palmeiras.But a phone call from Guardiola was enough to convince Jesus that the Etihad was the perfect destination.“He could have gone to

Anitta, Brazil's current biggest pop star, might assume she had traveled across the globe for MTV's European Music Awards ceremony in the middle of a pandemic. Pictures of the singer standing in front of a step and repeat bearing MTV's logo were produced, making it feel like she had walked an actual red carpet somewhere in Europe.

straight to your inboxGood evening, Man City fans. Here are your evening headlines for Friday, November 13.City handed boost following Ake injuryManchester City have been boosted by Fernandinho’s return to training ahead of next weekend’s Premier League clash against Tottenham.

United defender Alex Telles, who has just recovered from his own positive test, and City pair Ederson and Gabriel Jesus, are all with Brazil for their World Cup qualifiers this week. However, their preparation for the game has been disrupted by a positive test for Menino, despite all players testing negative on arrival to the training camp.