Brazilian striker Ewerthon has returned to his homeland after several years in Europe, but not to former club Corinthians, but to crosstown rivals Palmeiras. Ewerthon stated that his decision to return to Brazil wasn´t because of a lack of options, but because of the fact that several high-profile players are returning to the country to [...]

Highly-rated Brazilian attacker Kleber extended his stay at Cruzeiro for a further year, and will remain at the Belo Horizonte giants until February of 2015. Kleber had attracted the attention of several top European clubs, but decided that it was in his best interests to continue to play in Brazil and to help Cruzeiro in [...]

Former Brazilian international Roberto Carlos has agreed to join Corinthians in 2010, signing a two-year contract that will see the player reunite with Ronaldo as the side intend to win the Copa Libertadores for the first time. Roberto Carlos, 36, confirmed that he plans to retire at the conclusion of his Corinthians contract.
Roberto Carlos returns [...]

FC Porto´s Brazilian striker Hulk has attracted the attention of Manchester United, club who is willing to pay £20 million for his services. Hulk has been in sensational form for Porto this season and is likely to accept a transfer to Old Trafford.
Teodoro Fonseca, the agent of the player, admitted having received interest from the [...]

Brazilian club Internacional of Porto Alegre rejected claims that they are looking at selling Argentine playmaker Andres D´Alessandro, affirmed the club´s vice-president Fernando Carvalho. D´Alessandro helped Internacional finish in second-place of the Brazilian championship last season.
“I don´t know where the information about D´Alessandro´s exit came from, there´s no way this is happening. Our intention is [...]

After much speculation, Uruguayan international Sebastian Abreu was confirmed the latest incorporation of Brazilian outfit Botafogo. Abreu has agreed to join the Rio de Janeiro club for two seasons.
Abreu,33, had attracted the attention of several clubs, including Malaga of Spain and Nacional of Uruguay, but after weeks of negotiations with both teams he received a [...]

Marcos Braz, the vice-president of Brazilian champions Flamengo, affirmed that star striker Adriano will remain at the club until the conclusion of the 2010 Copa Libertadores.
Adriano, who topped the Brasileiro scoring charts with 19 goals last season, will receive a 40 percent salary increase, and will participate in the Copa Libertadores, the Carioca State championship, [...]

Argentine midfielder Dario Conca, of Fluminense, who saved his club from relegation on Sunday, was chosen by nine million fans as the best player of the 2009 Brazilian Championship in a poll conducted by the Brazilian Football Association.
“Our fans are wonderful and they came back to show a lot of support to the team. And [...]

Flamengo secured their first Brazilian championship in 17 years after coming from behind to defeat Gremio 2-1 in front of almost 100,000 fans at Maracana stadium on Sunday. Defender Ronaldo Angelim headed in Flamengo´s winner in the 69th minute.
Ahead of the match there was much speculation that Gremio would confront it with a lack of [...]

For some reason we knew this was going to happen didn´t we? A few weeks ago I had the strange feeling that the 2009 Brazilian championship would end in scandal, and with four teams separated by only two points heading into the final round of the year-long season this is the case, and yes, quite [...]