Maria Sofia Valim was just 19 when she passed ... The devastated politician, mayor of the Brazilian municipality of Caucaia in the north-east state of Ceara, has now confirmed her tragic death ...

South America's most successful female tennis player, Maria Bueno of Brazil, has died at the age of 78. Bueno won 19 major titles during her career in the 1950s and 60s, including three Wimbledon ...