The Maracana game was actually really cool and exciting... I'll post pictures soon, but there was just so much energy and people screaming. The game was Brazil versus Colombia-- it was one of those qualifying games for the World Cup in South Africa in 2010. Sarah and Eve and I got to the game a little early thinking that we wouldnt be able to get in otherwise, but it ended up being super early. In spite of this, there was still hundreds-- no, thousands-- of people outside of the stadium, drinking, smoking, fighting, everything you could imagine at a really crazy sporting event. They sold a lot of cachorro quente, hot dogs with all kinds of things on them (peas, eggs, beats... etc). Inside Maracanã, the cachorros weren't quente, they had been made hours before.c The guys who came around to sell food sold Biscoito Globos, these really popular Brazilian snacks made out of flour water and either a little sugar or salt. They also sold popcorn, ice pops, and beer.
Everyone had Brazil shirts on and was screaming hilariously vulgar palavrões to Colombia. There was a song that they were singing that said "Voce vai tomar no cu" over and over again. Ten bucks for an American who can find out the meaning of that. hhah. It was just hilarious. They gave out these little plastic Brazil flags for everyone so the crowd was just a bunch of green wavey things. Rlet ight before the game started they out a bunch of balloons all by the goal posts. The crown really liked that.
There were no goals that game (what luck!) but it was definitely an awesome Brazilian experience. We went home on the bus with a bunch of crazy futebol fans...
Beijos--
Anthony
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