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a night at the soccer stadium

On 20 January 2010 Corinthians (the 2nd most popular team in the whole of Brazil) and Bragantino clashed at the Pacaembu stadium in São Paulo. It was Roberto Carlos’s debut night and Ronaldo’s first game in 2010. The reunion of both athletes (they had played together in the past at Real Madrid) guaranteed a packed [...]

goal!

Soccer has previously featured on the Brazil Travel blog. We visited landmarks such as the Maracanã stadium in Rio de Janeiro and the Museu do Futebol (football/soccer museum) and the Morumbi stadium (São Paulo FC) in São Paulo.
A superb alternative to attending a soccer game is to listen to a game on the radio. For [...]

Brazil World Cup 2014: the host cities

The cities that will host the FIFA World Cup 2014 in Brazil have been chosen. They are Belo Horizonte, Brasília, Cuiabá, Curitiba, Fortaleza, Manaos, Natal, Porto Alegre, Recife, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador and São Paulo.
It is almost certain that the World Cup final will take place at the Maracanã stadium in Rio. São Paulo [...]

Soccer championship 2009 – calendar

For those of you keen on attending a soccer/football (futebol in Portuguese) match while in Brazil, here’s the 2009 league calendar.
The teams taking part on this year’s first division are, grouped by states (in brackets, after the name of the team, the city and the stadium where they usually play):

BAHIA: Vitória (Salvador, Barradão).
GOIÁS: Goiás (Goiânia, [...]

Museu do Futebol (football/soccer museum)

The recently inaugurated Museu do Futebol (football/soccer museum) in São Paulo will soon become an unmissable visit for footie fans worldwide.

Whether you are soccer-crazy or not, the museum is worth a visit. It was designed by the same team responsible for the state-of-the-art Museu da Língua Portuguesa. The museum is located under the stands of [...]