Latest news with #RioDeJaneiro
New York Times
2 hours ago
- General
- New York Times
When the Past Is Lost
This personal reflection is part of a series called The Big Ideas, in which writers respond to a single question: What is history? You can read more by visiting The Big Ideas series page. Steel beams hanging in the air,twisted by the intense glass scattered across the floor,melted by the intertwined in all directions,exposed by blackened by soot,resulting from the burning of a country's memory … I wrote these lines shortly after Sept. 2, 2018. It is a day I will never forget. That day, the National Museum of Brazil in Rio de Janeiro was devastated by an intense fire. For those of us who work in Brazil's cultural sector, the fire was the realization of our worst nightmare. The tragedy did not come without warning. The risks the museum faced were well-known. The lack of proper maintenance was obvious throughout the building. Along with my fellow museum officials, I frequently pushed government officials for more resources, but these efforts were not successful. If I had to choose one building in Brazil that should be protected and preserved, it would be the museum, and not just because of its collections. The site is connected to many notable moments in Brazil's history. Since 1892, the museum has been housed in the former royal palace. The building was home to the Portuguese royal family after they fled to Rio de Janeiro to escape Napoleon. After Brazil's independence, it was the residence of Brazil's emperor. The museum, which was founded on June 6, 1818, by King John VI of Portugal, is Brazil's first scientific institution. Before the fire, the museum contained over 20 million items, including unpublished documents from Empress Maria Leopoldina, ethnographic objects from Indigenous Brazilians, significant specimens of the country's biodiversity, fossils and rare minerals. The blaze destroyed about 85 percent of the museum's collection. In the aftermath, one of the hardest moments for me was paradoxically also one of the most inspiring. The day after the fire, while smoke was still everywhere, a large group of people, including some high school students, approached the remains of the museum. For security reasons, the police did not let them get close to the building. After some tense negotiations, the group was allowed to do what they came for: The members formed a human chain and embraced the remains of an institution that — in reality — belongs to them, the public. When I remember this scene, it is hard to hold back my tears. We, the guardians of their cultural heritage and history, failed them. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
Telegraph
3 hours ago
- Sport
- Telegraph
The Chelsea connections powering Flamengo at Club World Cup
You might not realise that there is a Chelsea flavour at the Maracanã these days. And it will be highlighted at the Club World Cup as the English side face Flamengo in Philadelphia. José Boto is the Portuguese sporting director responsible for the reunions at Lincoln Financial Field on Friday. He moved to Flamengo in Brazil to work with Filipe Luís in the former Chelsea left-back's first managerial post, at the Rio de Janeiro club. One of Boto's important signings has been Jorginho and there could have been even more, too, after talks with Joao Felix about becoming the next European player to head for South America this summer. 'We talked with Joao and it was very clear to us it was not in his mindset at this moment to come to South America to play, to come to Brazil,' says Boto. 'We finished the talks with all respect as we felt it was not his project to come to Brazil to play.' The project Boto is overseeing at the famous Maracanã Stadium, home of Flamengo, is one of the intriguing sub-plots at Fifa's expanded club tournament. He was head of scouting at Benfica when Angel Di Maria, David Luiz and Nemanja Matic came through. He then moved to Shakhtar Donetsk and recruited Roberto De Zerbi from Italian club Sassuolo. Flamengo appointed him in December and he sees similarities between his head coach Filipe Luís and De Zerbi. Flamengo have European experience running through their team, with ex-Manchester City full-back Danilo arriving in January, Alex Sandro from Juventus and now Jorginho, who played in the 2021 Champions League triumph that earned Chelsea a place at this summer's tournament. 'The signing of Jorginho was not because of the tournament,' Boto said. 'If we could have found a way to sign him before the Club World Cup, that was perfect. And we did. But it was not the main goal. 'What he can bring to us is like Danilo from Juventus and Alex Sandro from Juventus – another vision of football, of how to face training and the games with the European mentality they can bring to our club. He is the perfect midfielder for our model. 'The rhythm that we play in Brazil is different to England, it is more low. For the standard of the Brazilian league, he is a big, big signing.' Jorginho made his Flamengo debut in their opening Group D win over ES Tunis, with the clash against Chelsea effectively deciding who will avoid playing Bayern Munich in the first knockout round. Getting a result at the Philadelphia Eagles' 67,594-seat arena would showcase some of the talent Boto has on his hands. Flamengo's young wing-back Wesley França, 21, has been watched by City as they scout right-backs. Boto also believes their head coach Filipe Luís, who won the title at Stamford Bridge, will end up in Europe and change attitudes towards Brazilian coaches in the Premier League, which are based on Luiz Felipe Scolari's brief spell at Chelsea. 'He still has the long hair he had at Chelsea!' said Boto of his head coach. 'He only has less than a year as a coach in professional football. But since I arrived, we have just been winning. Never has a team scored so many goals. 'He is a workaholic, someone who prepared in the last years of his career as a player to be a coach. He wants to know everything about coaches, in his mind he has a clear way of how we want to play with the football, we dominate, we have the ball. 'It is not exactly the same but an example would be De Zerbi, which you saw in Brighton. To have the ball, control the ball and attack every time. It is a clear idea. That was a surprise to me, to have a first-team coach with such clear ideas and then to coach that idea. He has the same profile as De Zerbi, working 24 hours connecting football and training. We will speak at 11pm or midnight about football. 'I have no doubts in saying that he will be one of the top coaches in three or four years in Europe. For me, he will be the guy that changes the way Europeans look at Brazilian coaches. If you remember the last Brazilian coach in England was Scolari and was not so brilliant at Chelsea. 'But even in Europe, maybe [Vanderlei] Luxemburgo at Real Madrid. But there are not so many coaches, especially in big leagues. Thiago Motta spent his whole career away from Brazil. Filipe is a guy to make Europe look at Brazilian coaches in a different way.' Boto is talking to Telegraph Sport as he drives into the Flamengo training ground. It is breakfast time, and the sun is out, already it is 26 degrees. The heat could level the playing field at Fifa's expanded club tournament, with European teams used to playing in the harsh winter. Boto's work also took him to PAOK in Greece, where he scouted Viktor Gyokeres at Coventry City before he became one of the most sought-after strikers in Europe. 'A striker was proposed to us from Coventry, at that time not playing so much,' he said. 'We analysed the player and tried to bring the player but it was not consensual between us and the technical director and the coach. That player was Gyokeres. 'Then that season he started to play at Coventry and scored a lot of tough goals and then Sporting came for €20 million. At that time Coventry didn't see him as an important player and wanted to sell him and we scouted him and liked him.' At Flamengo, there will be inevitable links with European players, given Boto's background. One player who is talked about by fans is Lucas Paquetá, who left the club in 2019 and now has a Football Association charge hanging over him for allegedly spot-fixing by deliberately earning yellow cards in four Premier League games. 'Everyone speaks about his situation,' Boto said. 'It is something in Brazil where not-so-well-known players have had problems. But the people are always talking about him [Paquetá] and dreaming about him coming to Flamengo. For us it was not an option as we don't know what will happen. But the truth is people love him here.'
Daily Mail
4 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Lamine Yamal links up with 'idol' Neymar after being invited to Brazilian's family home in Rio de Janeiro... just weeks after Barcelona wonderkid, 17, enjoyed luxury holiday with 29-year-old OnlyFans star
Barcelona star Lamine Yamal has taken to Brazil to link up with idol Neymar while the Club World Cup takes place - just weeks after the 17-year-old holidayed with a 29-year-old OnlyFans star. Yamal had previously been full of praise for Neymar, who is now plying his trade back with Santos in his homeland after a brief spell in Saudi Arabia. The Barcelona wonderkid said of the 33 year-old - who also previously played for the Catalan side: 'Neymar has always been my idol. He's a star, a football legend.' And he has now seemingly been invited to his idol's home. This week, the duo have visited Neymar's home in Mangaratiba, Rio de Janeiro, with a number of videos shared to social media. The duo can be seen playing volleyball in the clips, as well as swimming and exchanging shirts, while Yamal also frequented an ice cream shop. It marks the next step of what has been a busy off-season for Yamal, who was seen holidaying with an OnlyFans model 12 years his senior just a matter of days ago. 🚨👀 Lamine Yamal partying with Neymar — Bᴀʀᴄ̧ᴀVᴇʀsᴇ (@BarcaVerse_) June 20, 2025 Photos were published of Yamal, 17, on holiday with Spanish flight attendant and social media influencer Fati Vazquez, who is 29 years old. Spanish magazine Lecturas published images of the pair on a jet ski together on the island of Pantelleria in the south of Sicily. It followed Yamal and Vazquez posting photos from the same location in recent days, with the pair enjoying a life of luxury that has included going on a boat trip, relaxing by a pool and flying in a helicopter. Lecturas wrote that the pair 'don't want to put a name to their obvious friendship', but said they 'get along perfectly'. 'Their closeness is such that they didn't hesitate to go on vacation at a key moment,; they added. 'They wanted to get away from it all and celebrate the season's many successes.' The report claimed there is a 'clear connection between them' and 'the age difference is not an obstacle to their understanding'. Yamal, however, has denied that they are a couple after speaking with gossip expert Javi de Hoyos. De Hoyos claims 'he's been able to speak to Yamal, and he categorically denies that he's with Vazquez; he says they have nothing going on. 'Lamine didn't go to this vacation spot alone, but with other Barca team-mates,' De Hoyos added. Lamine Yamal & Neymar playing together🫱🏾🫲🏼⚽️ — Lamine Yamal Xtra (@Yamal_Xtra) June 19, 2025 Yamal, though, but the saga behind him to holiday with Neymar after a relationship with Vazquez was denied Yamal and Neymar, who also played for Barcelona, played basketball together in an arcade The duo exchanged shirts, with Neymar lifting a Barcelona shirt again - though with Yamal's name on Vazquez has also spoken out about the backlash she has received, while stating she is 29 years old, after initially being reported as 30. The influencer said that she has received death threats following the photos of her with Yamal, while stating they are 'two people who want to have a good time'. 'I'm getting really p****d off, people are even wishing me dead because of it,' Vazquez told Spanish television show La familia de la tele. 'I'm receiving death threats and messages calling me a paedophile. 'First, I'm 29, I haven't made it to the thirties yet. I haven't done anything, haven't killed anyone. The reactions are just too heavy and it's even affecting him [Lamine]. 'I don't want to say anything more or make a big deal out of it or make it morbid, because I think it's completely unnecessary. 'We're just two people who want to have a good time, and that's it.' Vazquez shared another post on Instagram, responding to critics, of her in a swimming pool in Italy, with the caption 'Imagine talking bad about me and I'm over here like this.' Lamine Yamal 🆚 Neymar 🏀😄 — Lamine Yamal Xtra (@Yamal_Xtra) June 19, 2025 Vazquez, meanwhile, hit back after receiving death threats over the age gap to Yamal The teenager has been enjoying some time off after a sensational season with Barcelona But Yamal put that behind him this weeks as he jetted off to Brazil. In one Instagram video, he was seen sat shirtless in the front of a golf buggy, looking back as he donned a yellow cap. A photo was shared with Neymar also in the cart, with three others leaning in from the back of the vehicle. On the same day, they took to the arcades to play basketball, with the duo seen throwing balls into a net in a game. He was later seen playing volleyball crossed with football, with the game starting with someone kicking the ball over the net. Another featured a compilation of Neymar and Yamal swimming, as they shared an embrace and partied around a pool, with Neymar jumping in. Neymar's Santos future is unclear, with the forward's contract up soon and a decision expected shortly. The Brasileiro Serie A, meanwhile, had been put on hold for the Club World Cup to take place, with Fluminense, Flamengo, Palmeiras and Botafogo all taking part.
Yahoo
4 hours ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Brazilian military simulates security drill ahead of BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro
Brazil's military conducted a security drill on Tuesday in Rio de Janeiro in preparation for the BRICS Summit, which will take place in the city in early July. (AP/ Mario Lobao)
The Independent
5 hours ago
- Health
- The Independent
The simple test that could predict how long you will live
A new study published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology explored whether a simple sitting-rising test could predict premature deaths. Researchers tested 4,282 adults aged 46-75 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 1998 to 2023, to evaluate non-aerobic physical fitness, including muscle strength, flexibility, and balance. The test required participants to sit and rise from the floor without using support from hands, elbows, or knees, with points deducted for any assistance or loss of balance. The study concluded that non-aerobic physical fitness, as assessed by this test, was a significant predictor of natural and cardiovascular mortality. After about 12 years, participants with a perfect 10 score had a 3.7 per cent death rate, while those scoring 0-4 points showed a dramatically higher death rate of 42.1 per cent.
