The Stadium Comes Alive

Before the Cruzeiro match began - Thanks to James for letting me use his photographic work.


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Brazilian  Flag Following three centuries under the rule of Portugal, Brazil became an independent nation in 1822. By far the largest and most populous country in South America, Brazil overcame more than half a century of military intervention in the governance of t... [read more]
Blog: Futebol - Just for a change
Date: July 12th 2006

I don’t have a burning desire to write about any of the other World Cup football matches we observed. Needless to say we were most unhappy with the referee and the whole Italian team after the debacle that was Australia’s match in the round of 16 (and just when our second wave of flags and Aussie supporter gear had arrived). The Brazilians didn’t fair much better and after an uninspiring win ... read more







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