ClarissaMach
Joined: 18 May 2006
Posts: 644
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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 Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2006 10:36 am Post subject: What the World Cup means to Brazil |
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I�d like to ask you all if is there in your country such a meaningfull event as the World Cup is to Brazil.
For us, Brazilians, it�s very different from Christmas Eve or New Years Day; althoug these are very important ceremonies, they happen every single year, so, you know, they become too usual�.
But the World Cup� it happens just once in four years. Well, you wouldn�t believe how much it gets people involved! This is a moment in which all the differences seem to vanish! Everybody wears green and yellow, the main colours of the Brazilian flag. Workers are allowed to leave the office much earlier than usual (1:00 pm, when it should be 6:00 pm), and so are students at school. Everybody gets totally excited about it! The streets are fully decorated with paper streamers, and little flags, even in the poorest neighbourhoods.
So, tell me, is there such a special moment in your country? Does the World Cup mobilizes people in your country as it does in Brazil? |
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