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World cup - Belguim vs Russia

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June 22nd 2014
Finally the day of the game, Belguim vs Russia. We decided to get the metro to the stadium. The train was ablsolutely jam packed but we climbed aboard anyway. We had 6 more stations to go and ther were throngs of people at every station. At every station more and more people pushed on until i was feeling quite claustrophobic. The Russians were quite jovial and antagonistic. You could feel the pres ... read more

South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro

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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