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Brazil

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World Cup host Brazil loses semifinal match to Germany, 7-1; regarded as soccer's superpower, Brazil is throttled by German team in game called a soccer massacre; at very least, game will go down as Brazil's worst loss, first in a competitive home game since 1975.|

Editorial contends Brazil should be proud after hosting an excellent World Cup, but claims it is past time for FIFA to measure up to the sport it governs; calls on organization to address financial mismanagement, bribery, embezzlement and match-fixing that has been plaguing it; holds Cup also revealed need for tighter concussion rules and the institution of replay challenges to address dubious calls.|

Large banks and hedge funds in Brazil express their distrust of re-elected Pres Dilma Rousseff with sell-off, pushing down Brazil's main stock index by 3.7 percent and clipping currency by 2.7 percent; reaction underscores division gripping the country.|

Fans and authorities in Brazil breathe sigh of relief as World Cup ends with Germany's victory over Argentina, amid muted street protests and display of Brazil's ability to successfully organize sporting megaevents.|

Brazil's politicians are creating jaw-dropping advertisements to grab voters' attention before general elections begin in October; television stations in Brazil are required to provide free airtime to candidates during a campaign.|

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Jere Longman On Soccer column; Brazil is reeling from its defeat at hands of Germany in World Cup semifinal game played on its home turf in Sao Paulo; coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has asked public forgiveness for loss considered by many to be grotesque embarrassment.|

A list of resources about Brazil as selected by researchers and editors of The New York Times.|

Bloody prison uprising in southern Brazil ends after negotiators say they reached an agreement with the revolt’s leaders to transfer hundreds of inmates to other penitentiaries.|

Germany's World Cup rout of Brazil is vivid reminder of how the fortunes of host country's national soccer team can mirror how Brazilians view their society even as other traumas recede into history; humiliating loss stings for many Brazilians but others are trying to put loss in perspective and wonder how much it really matters.|

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Marina Silva, Brazil's presidential insurgent candidate, is jockeying for lead in polling ahead of Oct 5 election by repudiating the power structure she helped assemble; Silva's upending of presidential race is symbol of antiestablishment sentiment that has roiled Brazil and imperiled incumbent Pres Dilma Rousseff's chances for reelection.|

Racism expressed by many Brazilians toward Colombian player Juan Camilo Zuniga after World Cup game against Brazil points to racial tension that exists in the country; Zuniga had kneed Brazil's top player Neymar in the back, which resulted in a broken vertebra.|

President Dilma Rousseff of Brazil held back tears Wednesday as she presented a report by a truth commission into atrocities committed during the country’s military dictatorship.|

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