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'Pele' Biopic to Capture the Life of the Brazilian Soccer Legend

Rio de Janiero, Brazil will be the backdrop for the upcoming film about the life of soccer legend Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known as Pele. Pele is a U.S. production in English, and will be a coming-of-age story that will chronicle Pele's life from his childhood in Três Corações, Minas Gerais, Brazil to his rise as a champion and victor in the 1958 World Cup in Sweden as the youngest player to play in a World Cup final match at the age of 17.

Pope Francis Brazil Trip Schedule: Weeklong Visit Celebrates Poor, World Youth Day

By Paola Hernández
Pope Francis begins a weeklong visit to Brazil today. The pontiff will visit churches and slums and hospitals in Rio de Janeiro and other parts of the country.

Brazil Protests: 200,000 People Take to Streets in Sao Paolo, Rio de Janeiro

By Paola Hernández
Hundreds of thousands of protesters have taken to the streets in more than a dozen cities across Brazil, angry about government corruption, high taxes and poor social services, despite heavy spending ahead of next year’s World Cup and the Olympics in 2016.
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