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World Cup - Brazil's stadiums ready for World Cup warm-up
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff inaugurated the last of six stadiums that Brazil will use for the World Cup warm-up games. More »
Eurosport - 19 hours ago
South American Football - Maracana reopens amid concerns of elitism
The Maracana will reopen on Saturday after a makeover which many fear will cost Brazilian football's home its popular appeal. More »
Eurosport - Fri, Apr 26, 2013 13:47 BSTFormula 1 - Brazilian GP set to stay at Interlagos
The Brazilian Grand Prix is set to stay at Sao Paulo's ramshackle but atmospheric Interlagos circuit after the city mayor assured Formula One supremo Bernie More »
Eurosport - Fri, Apr 19, 2013 12:14 BST
World Cup - Construction workers to play in first game in new Maracana
Construction workers who rebuilt Brazil's Maracana stadium will play in the first match to be staged there later this month. More »
Eurosport - Thu, Apr 11, 2013 14:05 BST
World Cup - Brazil to miss FIFA deadline for World Cup stadiums
With the Confederations Cup to start in June and more than half a million tickets sold only three of the six venues are ready. More »
Eurosport - Wed, Apr 10, 2013 14:39 BST
South American Football - Brazil opens third 2014 stadium, nine to go
Brazil President Dilma Rousseff inaugurated the third of 12 stadiums that will host the 2014 World Cup. More »
Eurosport - Fri, Apr 5, 2013 19:25 BST
World Cup - Brazil opens third 2014 stadium, nine to go
Brazil President Dilma Rousseff inaugurated the third of 12 stadiums that will host the 2014 World Cup. More »
Eurosport - Fri, Apr 5, 2013 18:35 BSTWRC - Brazil in new push for WRC round
Brazil could rejoin the World Rally Championship in 2014 if a new project by the Rally Mexico organisers comes to fruition. More »
Eurosport - Wed, Apr 3, 2013 17:30 BST
Formula 1 - Ecclestone moots Rio F1 return
The Brazilian Grand Prix could switch to Rio de Janeiro within the next three years, suggests Bernie Ecclestone. More »
Eurosport - Sun, Mar 24, 2013 05:40 GMT
World Cup - Brazil enlists UN help to ready World Cup stadium
Brazil's capital city is turning to a surprising partner for help with a new stadium: the United Nations. More »
Eurosport - Wed, Mar 20, 2013 22:44 GMT
Latest Brazil Medals
| Medal | Sport | Event | Athlete |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze | Modern Pentathlon | Women's Modern Pentathlon | Yane Marques |
| Bronze | Boxing | Men's Light Heavyweight (75-81 kg) | Yamaguchi Falcao Florentino |
| Silver | Volleyball | Men | |
| Silver | Boxing | Men's Middleweight (69-75 kg) | Esquiva Falcao Florentino |
| Gold | Volleyball | Women | |
| Silver | Football | Men | |
| Silver | Beach Volleyball | Men | |
| Bronze | Boxing | Women's Lightweight (51-60 kg) | Adriana Araujo |
- Symbol for Event results in medals
| Event Type | Sport | Event | Stage | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modern Pentathlon | Women's Modern Pentathlon | Final | See Results | |
| Medal/Final | Modern Pentathlon | Women's Modern Pentathlon | Combined Event | See Results |
| Modern Pentathlon | Women's Modern Pentathlon | Riding | See Results | |
| Medal/Final | Cycling | Men's Cross-Country | Final | See Results |
| Medal/Final | Volleyball | Men | Final | Russia 3 - 2 Brazil |
| Modern Pentathlon | Women's Modern Pentathlon | Swimming | See Results |
- Symbol for Event results in medals
Schedule
- Symbol for Tbd
- Symbol for Medal/Final
- Symbol for Regular Contest
- Medals
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- Rank 22
- Gold 3
- Silver 5
- Bronze 9
- Total 17
- Capital City
- Brasilia
- Official Languages
- Portuguese (official)
- National Languages
- Portuguese (official), Spanish, Italian, German, Japanese, English, and a large number of minor Amazonian languages
- Total Area
- 3,286,488 miles² (8,511,965 km²)
- Population
- 191,908,598 people
| Rank | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 46 | 29 | 29 | 104 |
| 2 | China | 38 | 27 | 23 | 88 |
| 3 | Great Britain | 29 | 17 | 19 | 65 |
| 4 | Russia | 24 | 26 | 32 | 82 |
| 5 | South Korea | 13 | 8 | 7 | 28 |
| 6 | Germany | 11 | 19 | 14 | 44 |
| 7 | France | 11 | 11 | 12 | 34 |
| 8 | Italy | 8 | 9 | 11 | 28 |
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