As the World Cup opens this week in Brazil, thousands of poor and homeless Sao Paulo residents have camped out less than 3 miles away from the World Cup stadium, in a bid to pressure their government to provide affordable housing.
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Telefonica prevails in battle for Vivendi's Brazil unit GVT
French media company Vivendi (VIV.PA) picked Telefonica (TEF.MC) for exclusive talks over the sale of its Brazilian broadband unit GVT, spurning a rival bid from Telecom Italia (TLIT.MI).
Brazil telecoms battle heats up as Oi steps in
The battle over Brazil's telecoms market is heating up, with the country's biggest fixed-line firm Oi signaling it may make an offer for Telecom Italia's local mobile business.
Neymar: It's too early to think about marriage; doesn't want son to have step mom yet; Russia World Cup 2018 his target
Neymar said that it was "too early" to think about marriage. He is currently dating Bruna Marquezine, with whom he has no plans of getting married, he told in an interview. Neymar also has a baby son David Lucca, with whom he is reportedly spending his recovery time. David is the cutest kid around. Have a look!
Neymar will join Brazil for play-off against Netherlands; star player juggling two girls
Neymar, much celebrated Brazil striker who missed Brazil's disasterous defeat against Germany will join the team for third place play-off against Netherlands. He might not play for the country due to his back injury but will definitely watch his team play in their last match of FIFA World Cup 2014.
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Facebook Inc is expanding its new video advertisingservice, allowing marketers to show the television-like spots to users of the social network in Britain, Brazil and five other countries, the company told Reuters.
iZettle, Swedish mobile company, pockets $55.5 million in a series C round led by Zouk Capital with other participants such as Dawn Capital, Intel Capital, Creandum, Greylock, Index, Northzone, and SEB.
Sao Paulo, Brazil-based curated web platform Netshow.me closed an undisclosed amount in its seed funding round from Buscape co-founder Rodrigo Borges to offer online concert service for artists and musicians.
London, UK-based venture capital firm Amadeus Capital picked up an undisclosed stake in Sao Paulo, Brazil-based online insurance broker Bidu.com for $4.5 million to take advantage of the growth in emerging markets.
Samsung Samsung Electronics Co Ltd fell short of its expected quarterly profit for the second time. Despite the decline in sales, the South Korean tech giant expects earnings to pick up and become stronger in this year’s second quarter. The company is betting on its high end smartphones and televisions to deliver growth.
Milan, Italy-based mobile app development platform AppsBuilder bagged $1.5 million in a funding round from United Ventures to consolidate its businesses in the UK and the US.
Naguib Sawiris has been looking at a potential investment in Telecom Italia, his latest attempt after failing to get hold of stake two years ago, reported Ventures Africa.
Moscow, Russia-based affiliate marketing and advertisement firm CityAds Media nabbed a $5-million investment from private equity investor Klever Internet Investments in exchange of a minority stake in the ad company.
Adidas World Cup T-shirts were pulled out from sale in the US market after Brazilian authorities complained that the country was being linked with sex appeal.
