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The Maryland Port Administration has signed a six-month contract with Brazil-based forestry giant Suzano Pulp and Paper to ship the company’s pulp through the port’s state-owned terminals — a deal that could yield as much as 120,000 tons of wood pulp, officials announced Thursday.

The National Museum in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, suffered a devastating fire in September that consumed one of the most important museum collections in the Americas — a national and international catastrophe the likes of which the museum world has rarely seen. Sadly, it could happen anywhere.

Brazil will meet El Salvador in a friendly next month at FedEx Field in Landover on Sept. 11, four days after coach Tite's team takes on the U.S. in a previously announced friendly at East Rutherford, N.J.

A Brazilian judge has ordered that the passports of American swimmers and James Feigen be seized as authorities investigate their claim they were robbed.

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In Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, there's a mural of Freddie Gray and Michael Brown.

Taking a look at Tuesday's World Cup semifinal, and Wednesday's two-hour IronBirds contest

Marin Alsop conducts Sao Paulo Orchestra in Beethoven's Ninth Symphony for World Cup; concert to be streamed live for free on medici.tv.

Matches between France and Germany, and Brazil and Colombia have

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) ¿ With a spectacular swivel-and-strike, James Rodriguez provided one of the highlights of the World Cup and gave Brazil reason to worry.

Mexico brings its strong defensive record into the last 16 against free-scoring Holland in the 2014 World Cup.

A police sniper was spooked by an armed man seen approaching Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff and other officials as they watched the June 12 opening game of the World Cup in Sao Paulo, law enforcement authorities said Friday. The man turned out to be a police officer.

Marcelo Salles' food truck is getting a little more attention now that all eyes are on the World Cup games. But despite the fact that Brazilian culture is in the spotlight, Salles is not convinced that Baltimoreans are ready to embrace what is standard fare in his home country: chicken hearts.

Michael Kammarman, a product of the Laurel Boys and Girls Club soccer program, is getting a lot of stamps in his passport. The latest stop has been soccer-crazy Brazil, where the former Delaware soccer player is the press officer for the U.S. men's soccer team that is taking part in the 2014 World Cup.

A high school soccer player from Pittsburgh will attend the United States' World Cup opener against Ghana as part of the Baltimore-based Craig Willinger Fund.

A rematch of the 2010 World Cup final between Spain and the Netherlands is on tap for Friday, the second day of the World Cup.

Kevin Gausman allowed a run in six innings in a 4-2 win over Toronto

Brazil and Croatia will open the World Cup Thursday with a big Group A match.

The World Cup has become a major event for local sports fans, thanks to the growth of youth soccer and the proliferation of overseas soccer coverage on American television.

As Spain headed into its final warm-up game before leaving for Brazil, and with one last chance to work out any kinks before setting out to defend its World Cup crown, manager Vicente del Bosque wanted his team to show him something.

Apparently it is possible to have too much success. At least that's the opinion of Vicente del Bosque, who has seen Spanish soccer achieve unprecedented levels of success in recent years.

Spain arrived at BWI Monday and will play at RFK Stadium for friendly before World Cup

Craig Copeland, a 44-year-old teacher at McDonogh School in Owings Mills, was voted by Men in Blazers listeners as the winning U.S. Soccer World Cup theme song for his version of "My Favorite Things" from "The Sound of Music."

The U.S. Men's National Team defeated Azerbaijan with goals from Mix Diskerud and Aron Johannsson Tuesday night in San Francisco

Crofton native Kyle Beckerman and former Terps stars Omar Gonzalez, Clarence Goodson, Graham Zusi, and Maurice Edu were all named Monday to the United States¿ 30-man provisional roster ahead of next month¿s World Cup in Brazil.

Church the only one in Balttimore area and among 12 in U.S.

Under Armour liked the work Karl-Heinz "Charlie" Maurath had done for one of its competitors when the brand tapped him to spearhead its international growth.

President Barack Obama must take stronger steps to confront Vladimir Putin.

Under Armour will be available in over 70 of the country¿spremium points of sale and e-commerce hubs, such as Centauro, Netshoes and Paquetá.

The beat goes on in 2014, at least when it comes to capital jazz in Annapolis provided by a program nurtured by the late Joe Byrd and, before that, by his brother Charlie Byrd. A tradition set by those two will again draw major talent to Annapolis this year for a series of jazz concerts at 49 West Café and at O'Callaghan's Hotel.

Program that puts musical instruments into hands of schoolkids inspires similar programs in Austria, Brazil and Iraq

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra commissioned concerto by Towson University faculty member Jonathan Leshnoff, who dedicated it to classical guitarist and Peabody faculty member Manuel Barrueco.

O'Malley's trade mission to Brazil a boon for Md. businesses

Michael Phelps continued his global mystery tour this week with a trip to Sao Paulo, Brazil, to film his newest Subway commercial with soccer legend Pele.

McCormick unveils annual flavor forecast, with chilies topping the emerging trends list.

Gov. Martin O'Malley is scheduled to begin a nine-day trip to Brazil and El Salvador on Monday.

At Morgan State University, administrators have been working to attract international students knowing that today's careers often require a global focus.

America's standing in the world is irreparably harmed when extremists can put the global economy at risk — even if we ultimately pull back from the brink.