All Brazil articles
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OpinionWorld Cup preview: The Christian footballers bringing faith to football’s grandest stage
As the world’s attention turns to the imminent World Cup, Christian footballers from across the globe have already been unashamedly expressing their faith. Tim Bechervaise rounds up some of the Christian players, teams and stories to watch
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OpinionEpstein’s crimes are no different from those my Christian charity see every day
Jeffrey Epstein’s wealth and high-profile contacts put sex trafficking in the spotlight, says Matt Roper. But on National Human Trafficking Awareness Day, the fight against abuse and exploitation - whether on a private island or in a poor Brazilian town - goes on. And it looks scarily familiar wherever it happens
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Magazine FeaturesBefore the night comes: My mission to rescue Brazil’s forgotten girls
When Matt Roper stumbled across an 11 year-old girl selling her body for sex on a Brazilian motorway, it changed his life forever. He tells the shocking story of the road where child exploitation is considered ‘normal’ and his journey to change hearts and minds
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Magazine FeaturesWhy the rise of Christian Nationalism around the world is deeply concerning
The rise of the religious far right poses a serious threat to democracy around the world, says Martyn Whittock. Will conservative Christians take heed?
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News AnalysisChristians rioting in Brazil are undermining democracy in the name of Jesus
The recent riots inside Brazil’s governmental buildings has uncomfortable echoes of the storming of Capitol Hill, and in both cases Christians played a central role, says Martyn Whittock
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OpinionPelé (1940-2022): ‘God gave me the gift of knowing how to play football’
Earlier this week, thousands of Brazilians lined the streets for the funeral of footballing legend, Pelé. His traditional Catholic send-off reflected a life of faith in God, if not a life lived perfectly, says Emma Fowle
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News AnalysisJair Bolsonaro: How the ‘Trump of the Tropics’ won the backing of evangelical voters
As Jair Bolsonaro concedes defeat in Brazil's presidential election, we look at the controversial politician’s rise to prominence, and the Catholic faith that drives him
