Day 7 Nese! Nese! Nese! Went to see the footy at the Maracana between Fluminese and Botafogo. It was the cup final so all was a bit mental. We were in the Fluminese end as we went with the owner of the hostel who is a big fan. There were flags and flares and drums banging way before the start of the match, better than anything the Brits have got to offer, apart from the mighty Darlo of course, nothing like 4000 in a 25000 capacity. Anyway, great game, the atmosphere was immense, but ´Nese lost 1-0 even though Botofogo had a man sent off. Poop. We rounded the evening off with the favela ela ela funk party. Got on a little bus like the good little tourists and got escorted into a massive club in
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