Brazil

ON THIS DAY: How a deal struck by a Spanish pope shaped our world – and explains why Brazilians speak Portuguese

HAVE you ever wondered why they speak Spanish all over Central and South America, except in Brazil, where they speak Portuguese? It’s Christopher Columbus’s fault!

7 Jun, 2026 @ 13:36

La Cultura·Lead·On This Day in Spain

The authentic Brazilian boutique hideaway created out of an Abba producer’s dream

AFTER a few days in one of the two vibrant metropolises of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, most visitors to Brazil will be seeking

24 Mar, 2026 @ 13:55

Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

WATCH: Police uncover 1.5 tonnes of cocaine hidden in bags of cement by the feared Mocro mafia during Marbella warehouse raid

FIVE people linked to the so-called ‘Mocro mafia’ have been arrested in Malaga province after the Police Nacional seized 1.5 tonnes of cocaine hidden in

11 Mar, 2026 @ 11:44

Andalucia·Cadiz·Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Marbella

Spain’s Pedro Sanchez unveils plan to tax private jets to combat climate change

SPAIN’S prime minister Pedro Sanchez has outlined plans to tax private jets in a move backed by environmental activists. Speaking at the United Nations COP30

7 Nov, 2025 @ 16:55

Environment·Lead·Politics·Travel News

Brazil appoint Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti as new national coach: Xabi Alonso lined up as replacement

CARLO Ancelotti will leave Real Madrid at the end of the season after agreeing a deal to become the new national head coach of Brazil.

12 May, 2025 @ 16:18

Lead·Madrid·Sport

Watch: Terrifying turbulence on flight from Spain leaves 40 passengers injured before plane is forced to make emergency landing

AN Air Europa flight from Madrid to Montevideo was forced to make an emergency landing in north-eastern Brazil on Monday morning after the Boeing 787-9

2 Jul, 2024 @ 15:04

Lead·Madrid·Travel News

Spain’s racism problem in football is laid bare: British star Jude Bellingham says black players ‘almost get used to being abused’ while playing in the country – following string of recent incidents

REAL Madrid and England star Jude Bellingham has called on football’s authorities ‘to do more’ to tackle racism in the sport amid a string of

18 Apr, 2024 @ 11:49

Lead·Sport

Spiteful Foster Son On Spain's Costa Blanca Goes On Online Spending Spree To Clear Out Parental Bank Account

National Police bust international gang using ‘mules’ to steal from online banking users in Spain

IN a joint operation with the Brazilian authorities and Interpol, Spain’s National Police has busted an international criminal gang that was using malware to infect

2 Feb, 2024 @ 13:48

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Brazilian 'cleaners' tricked into becoming sex workers at Costa Blanca brothel in Spain

Brazilian ‘cleaners’ conned and forced to become sex workers at Costa Blanca brothel in Spain

FIVE WOMEN forced to work as prostitutes in Spain’s Alicante province have been freed by the Policia Nacional following collaboration with the Brazilian Federal police.

18 Oct, 2023 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Valencian Community

Brazilian legend Ronaldo, 47, marries third wife, model Celine Locks, 33, in modest Ibiza ceremony

THE low-key wedding of a struggling second division football club president in Ibiza turned more than a few heads over the weekend. But that’s not

26 Sep, 2023 @ 18:30

Celebrity·Entertainment·Ibiza·Lead

Soccer school scam in Spain’s Andalucia conned wealthy foreign families out of thousands of euros

TWO GRANADA province gangs have been accused of duping dozens of families- mainly from Brazil- with fake promises of turning their sons into top football

12 Apr, 2023 @ 10:00

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Granada·Lead

Former Barcelona star Dani Alves set to be indicted over sex assault charges in Spain

Security camera footage contradicts Dani Alves’s version of events over rape accusations

FORMER Barcelona FC player Dani Alves has given three different versions of the events that took place in a nightclub on December 30 of last

22 Jan, 2023 @ 15:45

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

After 18 years, Irish promoter Stephen Garland brings down the curtain on the ‘Giggling Guiri’ comedy club

BACK in 2005, a new comedy club arrived in Madrid and Barcelona. The brainchild of Irish promoter Stephen Garland, the idea was to bring top-flight

21 Jan, 2023 @ 12:00

Barcelona·Entertainment·Lead·Madrid

Soccer star Dani Alves quizzed over Barcelona nightclub sex assault in Spain

BRAZILIAN footballer Dani Alves is being investigated by the Mossos d’Esquadra for an alleged sex assault in a Barcelona nightclub. A woman has accused the

2 Jan, 2023 @ 14:15

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

Neymar and co-defendants cleared of fraud over 2013 transfer to Spain’s Barcelona

A court has cleared footballer Neymar and his co-defendants in a fraud trial linked to his 2013 transfer from Brazilian club Santos to Barcelona. The

13 Dec, 2022 @ 13:30

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead·Sport

Big cocaine shipments intercepted at port of Valencia in Spain

THE Guardia Civil has seized 620 kilos of cocaine in three raids within nine days at the port of Valencia. The drugs were smuggled in

25 Oct, 2022 @ 11:26

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Human trafficking and sex exploitation gang brought down in Spain’s Murcia region

ONE of the biggest-ever police operations against human trafficking in the Murcia region has produced 22 arrests. 19 women were freed by the Policia Nacional.

1 Jun, 2022 @ 17:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Spain restricts entry of flights from Brazil and South Africa due to new COVID-19 strains

THE Spanish government has restricted entry into the country from Brazil and South Africa in an attempt to halt the advance of COVID-19 variants. The

3 Feb, 2021 @ 13:30

Lead·National News·Other News

Brazilian soldier from convoy of President Bolsonaro arrested for smuggling cocaine into Spain’s Sevilla after controversial leader vowed to crack down on drugs

The sergeant suspect is being held by the Guardia Civil in the Andalucian capital and will be brought before a judge on Thursday

26 Jun, 2019 @ 12:41

Crime & Law·Lead·Politics

Woman who exposed John of God religious cult leader for running ‘baby farms’ kills herself at hideaway in Spain

Over 600 women reported sexual abuse by the Brazilian faith leader, who was interviewed by Oprah Winfrey in 2010

5 Feb, 2019 @ 13:59

Barcelona·Celebrity·Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Did you spot one of world’s largest cruise ships docking in Andalucia this week?

Able to take 5,119 passengers, the MSC Seaview is build for luxury and the warm waters of the Mediterranean, and made its maiden voyage in

22 Nov, 2018 @ 11:59

Cadiz·Entertainment·Lead·Travel News

Marbella’s hottest night just got hotter, as it reveals showstopping winter plans…

10 beautiful samba dancers from the Rio 40° group were joined by Brazilian drummers and fashion brand Lisy Fashion Style to light up the revamped

14 Nov, 2018 @ 15:55

Entertainment·Food & Drink·La Cultura·Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Stunning Rio Carnival dancers take over Marbella’s Posidonia restaurant

When people leave this place they won't just have a full stomach, they will have a good feeling of joy

12 Nov, 2018 @ 16:07

Entertainment·Food & Drink·La Cultura·Lead·Travel News

Jon Clarke took his family on a surf safari in north Brazil, a surprisingly short hop from Spain

IT’S a Brazilian beach version of the Grand National, except these are fishing boats, not horses. The teams start at the top of the sands

4 Mar, 2018 @ 12:00

Lead·Travel News

Spain’s property market moves past UK’s to be ranked fourth best investment opportunity in the world

SPAIN’S property market has been ranked the fourth most rewarding investment opportunity in the world. In the new 2018 ranking by Afire, the holiday hotspot

10 Jan, 2018 @ 11:51

Business & Finance·Lead·Malaga·National News·Property

WHERE DOES SHE PUT IT?: Woman busted at Malaga airport with FIFTY ONE balloons of cocaine in her vagina, anus and stomach

A 50-YEAR-OLD woman has been caught trying to smuggle FIFTY ONE balloons of cocaine into Malaga airport. According to police, the woman, from Brazil, had

20 Oct, 2017 @ 10:42

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·National News