Brazil and the Copa do Mundo
Being in Brazil for the World Cup is different than I thought it was going to be. You think Brazil and you think World Cup and you immediately assume that they country that embodies o Jogo Bonito (The Beautiful Game) is going to love to be the host of the world's greatest sports spectacle. This is the idea I went to Brazil with. When I first arrived, everything seemed to be fitting in with this idea superficially. There are Brazilian flags everywhere, Brazilian jerseys and horns are in every market and store front, and people are wearing Brazilian jerseys. But when you start to talk to people about the World Cup, you realize that it is a much more complicated issue. While Brazilians mostly like soccer, or futebol, many are extremely upset over the quantity of money spent in preparation for the World Cup, mainly stadiums. The most obvious example is Manaus which is remotely located in the middle of the Amazon rainforest and hardly accessible by car. The Brazilian...