The Brazilian Football Confederation has confirmed that Brazil will take on Sweden in Stockholm on 15^thAugust 2012. The game will be the final fixture in the Råsunda  stadium – the venue where Brazil won their first World Cup after beating the hosts in 1958. After the fixture with Brazil, the stadium will be torn down and a new arena put up.

Henrique: still off to QPR?

São Paulo director, João Paulo de Jesus Lopes, says that the door has not been shut on forward Henrique’s transfer to QPR. The Morumbi club say that contrary to earlier reports, Henrique has not been denied a UK work visa. “The truth is the visa wasn’t turned down. The English FA were willing to grant the visa only after the transfer was done … Now the parties will meet again to see if they can reach an agreement” said Lopes.
São Paulo were asking around £400,000 for an initial 18-month loan spell with an option to buy for £5 million at the end of the period.
The 20-year-old finished top scorer in the Under-20 World Cup in 2011 with five goals and was voted best player of the competition. Henrique is back training with São Paulo. But with Luís Fabiano and Fernandinho back to full fitness, plus the recent signings of Jadson and Oswaldo, and the possible arrival of Nilmar from Villarreal, the teenager is well down the pecking order at São Paulo.

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Mano Menezes and co could face England next year

The Brazilian Football Confederation has announced that Brazil will take on England on or around 26^th October 2013. The game is set to be part of the 150 years of football celebrations

Check out some Brazil’s new talent that could face England

39-year-old Rogério Ceni gets ready for another Paulista for São Paulo FC

The São Paulo state league gets underway on Saturday and here are the games we’ll be covering up to round 7.
This year, we’ll also be transmitting live midweek games but commentary will be provided by your local broadcaster. All times are local and fixtures are subject to change

1st round:
21/01 – 1700 – CORINTHIANS x MIRASSOL – Pacaembu (São Paulo)
22/01 – 1700 – SÃO PAULO x BOTAFOGO – Morumbi (São Paulo)

2nd round:
25/01 – 2200 – PALMEIRAS x PORTUGUESA – Pacaembu (São Paulo)
26/01 – 2h00 – SANTOS x ITUANO – Vila Belmiro (Santos)

3rd round:
28/01 – 1700 – SÃO PAULO x SÃO CAETANO – Morumbi (São Paulo)
29/01 – 1700 – CORINTHIANS x LINENSE – Pacaembu (São Paulo)

4th round:
01/02 – 2200 – PALMEIRAS x MOGI MIRIM – Pacaembu (São Paulo)
02/02 – 1930 – SÃO PAULO x GUARANI – Morumbi (São Paulo)

5th round:
04/02 – 1930 – PORTUGUESA x ITUANO – Canindé (São Paulo)
05/02 – 1700 – SANTOS x PALMEIRAS – Vila Belmiro (Santos)

6th round:
08/02 – 2200 – MOGI MIRIM x CORINTHIANS – Romildo Ferreira (Mogi Mirim)
09/02 – 2150 – SÃO PAULO x COMERCIAL – Morumbi (São Paulo)

7th round:
11/02 – 1700 – PALMEIRAS x ITUANO – Pacaembu (São Paulo)
12/02 – 1700 – CORINTHIANS x SÃO PAULO – Pacaembu (São Paulo)

Jadson

São Paulo have confirmed that they have signed Brazil international Jadson from Shakhtar Donetsk. The 28-year-old has penned a three year deal that cost the Morumbi club around €3.8 million

Wellington Silva in his Fluminense days

Arsenal player Wellington Silva has switched Levante for Alcoyano who are currently sitting 17^th in the Spanish second division.
Silva signed for Arsenal from Fluminense at the start of 2010 for around £3.5 million when he was just 16. He officially joined the Gunners when he turned 18. The attacking midfielder was unable to get a UK work permit and was loaned out to Levante where he made just two appearances.

More on Wellington Silva here

Is Henrique on his way to Queens Park Rangers?

Check out more of Brazil’s talented youngsters here

São Paulo’s 20-year-old forward, Henrique, is reported to be close to signing a loan deal with Premier League club Queen Park Rangers. The initial deal is thought to be at around the €500,000 mark rising to €6million if QPR decide to make the transfer permanent.
Henrique won the player of the tournament award at the Under-20 World Cup in 2011 but has struggled to make any impact on the first team at São Paulo.

Check out the players who could be making their name with Brazil this year

The Brazilian Football Confederation has confirmed Brazil’s playing schedule for the first six months of June 2012. The South Americans will take on Bosnia and Herzegovina in Switzerland on February 28^th. On May 26^th they fly to Hamburg to play Denmark. 30^th or 31^st will see Brazil against the USA in Boston or Washington. Next up is Mexico in Dallas on 3^rd June. Six days later Brazil face Argentina in New Jersey

Neymar in action against the 'old enemy'

The Argentine Football Association has announced a friendly versus Brazil on 9^th June.
The rivals are scheduled to meet in the MetLife stadium in New Jersey but the Brazilian Football Confederation have yet to confirm the fixture.
Brazil are next in action in February when their opponents could be Egypt (again to be confirmed).

As we go into the second week of the January transfer window, speculation is rife when it comes to the subject of Brazil’s brightest prospects and where they might be heading. With so much talent in the country, there’s plenty to choose from but I’ve picked out nine players who might have what it takes to make it in the Premier League
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