Neymar agrees to five-year deal with Barcelona

Brazil's football star Neymar has agreed to a five-year contract with Spanish giants Barcelona and will join the club during this summer's European transfer window. The 21-year-old is expected to announce the move after playing his final match for Santos in Brazil's Serie A championship against Flamengo Sunday, reports Xinhua. "Neymar has listened to his heart and made a decision," the ...

Women should look real raw Gisele Bundchen

Brazilian model Gisele Bundchen believes "imperfections make us unique and beautiful", and so women must look real and raw in their photographs instead of being caked with make-up. She came to realise this after working with US-based apparel brand BLK DNM's creative director Johan Lindeberg, who persuaded her to go make-up free. "I loved his approach because I feel like women should be real ...

Brazils Neymar announces transfer to Barcelona

Brazilian football phenomenon Neymar announce Saturday on his Instagram account that he is about to sign up with Spanish powerhouse FC Barcelona. "On Monday, I sign a contract with Barcelona. I want to thank the Santos fans for nine incredible years," wrote Neymar, 21, who is currently a forward for the storied Brazilian team Santos. Santos had received offers for Neymar from both ...

Brazil says will cancel Africa debt worth $900 mln

Africa , a sign of how crises in the rich world are pushing faster-growing emerging economies to trade and invest among themselves, economists ...

Brazil to write off $900m of African debt

Brazil has said it plans to cancel or restructure $900m worth of debt in 12 African countries, as part of a broader strategy to boost ties with the continent. Brazilian officials said on Saturday that President Dilma Rousseff, visiting Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa to mark the African Union's 50th anniversary, was set to announce a new development agency alongside the cancellation that ...