The 2022 World Cup in Qatar could see a date change due to growing concerns over the extreme heat that usually falls during the months of June and July, when the World Cup is traditionally played.

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has refuted criticism from FIFA President Joseph Blatter regarding the delays in Brazil's World Cup preparations.

Brazil has created a special riot task force with over 10,000 troops in order to maintain safety at the 2014 World Cup.

The Economist has predicted Mexico, Argentina and Brazil are at 'High' or 'Very High' risk for social unrest in 2014.

It's been 105 years since the Chicago Cubs last hoisted a World Series trophy but World Cup officials recently announced that the 2014 tournament will be moved to Wrigley Field to give Cubs fans a chance to experience what winning is like.

Amnesty International has called on Brazil's government to give serious consideration to Edward Snowden's application for asylum.

Edward Snowden made clear gestures in an open letter published in a Brazilian newspaper on Tuesday toward the prospect of working with Brazilian officials on their investigations into NSA spying programs, if he were granted permanent asylum there. Brazil's foreign ministry says it needs to see a formal request first.

South Korean soaps, or "doramas", have won big audiences in Cuba since they first hit stations earlier this year, with Cubans buying bootlegs out of apartments or passing them around by USB drive.

Edward Snowden, the ex-NSA analyst turned whistleblower has written an open letter "to the people of Brazil" offering to help analyze the NSA's spy operations in the country and asking consideration for permanent asylum.

Stevie Wonder was performing in the capital of Brazil as part of a new music festival. Before he left the city, he heard a saxophonist who caught his attention. The two began to jam in the streets of Brasilia for about 40 mins. Watch some of it here!

Guiding Portugal past Sweden in the recent World Cup Qualifying playoffs, Cristiano Ronaldo is excited about the 2014 tournament in Brazil but notes that Spain, Brazil and Germany are the favorites.

FIFA will award $35 million to the champions of the 2014 World Cup, and each of the 32 teams competing are guaranteed $8 million dollars for their trip to Brazil.

With the 2014 World Cup draw approaching, FIFA recently announced the four pots each of the 32 teams will be drawn from. Mexico and the United States sit in Pot 3.

Three people are confirmed dead after part of a stadium set to host the 2014 World Cup collapsed.

Catarina Migliorini, 21, tries to auction her virginity (again) for $1.5 million after receiving a $700K offer last year from a Japanese millionaire.

Who will El Tri be playing in the World Cup 2014 now that they have beat New Zealand? It's time to take a close look at which teams have qualified already to determine what the draw might look like.

The city of Vitória, Brazil, is giving "panic buttons" -- electronic devices with GPS trackers that let women signal if they need help, and take audio and images to help identity the attacker -- to women who file restraining orders against men.

Brazilian government announced a 28-percent increase in Amazon deforestation.

Forensic experts will examine the body of former Brazilian president Joao Goulart after it was claimed the president did not die of a heart attack but was poisoned.

A man was buried alive in Brazil and was discovered by a woman visiting the cemetery when she spotted a pair of arms. Why was he buried alive?

Justin Bieber has made sure he left quite an impression in Latin America. This time around, he was caught tagging the wall of a Brazilian hotel, which got the singer into trouble since now he's charged with vandalism.

One Panamanian hooker wasn't enough, so he went to Rio and got two prostitutes instead! What is happening with Justin Bieber?

Mexico edged Brazil 2-1 in dramatic fashion in under-17 action on Friday at Dubai's Rashid Stadium. Re-live the penalty kicks which won it for them.

El Tri doesn't deserve a World Cup berth according to soccer legend Hugo Sanchez who criticized the Mexican Football Federation for the leadership nightmare.

The National Security Agency (NSA) was revealed in September to have eavesdropped on emails and text messages from current Mexican president Enrique Peña Nieto as well as Brazil's president. Now, German newspaper Der Spiegel has reported that files leaked by former contractor Edward Snowden indicate that the NSA's spying has been going on for years.

A video uploaded to YouTube on Sunday showing a man trying to steal a motorbike before being shot by a police officer in Brazil has gone viral with more than 4 million views. It brings up questions of violence and police brutality that continue to plague the country.

In her editorial, Barbara outlined a tongue-in-cheek series of steps Brazilian citizens should take to confuse the NSA’s keyword-based surveillance programs.

Just before President Barack Obama delivered his remarks at the UN General Assembly on Wednesday, Brazil’s president issued a scathing rebuke of the National Security Agency’s spying programs and called on the UN to establish a new global legal system to protect the “neutrality of the network, guided only by technical and ethical criteria”.

NASA has been attacked by Brazilian hackers who intended to target the NSA. Learn more here.

The president of Brazil has canceled her trip to the U.S after allegations the NSA was spying on the Brazilian people.