It's been a while since I last updated my blog. As my mom always says, no news is good news. I feel obligated, however, to update my blog before the World Cup ends - only minutes before it ends. We here in Brazil will definitely miss it when it goes, as each Brazil game day was a national holiday and none of us had to go to work or school.
Everyone was a little pleased/surprised that Brazil was doing so well in the seleção. There were of course theories that Dilma bought the World Cup to quiet protestors. So imagine all of our surprise when Germany annihilated Brazil this past Tuesday (one of many jokes was that the Governor of Acre forgot to pay the refs). The national sentiment during the Germany-Brazil game was really sad. Now everyone is at a loss about which team to cheer for. Ideally Holland would have won and then beat Germany 7-1 but alas Argentina and their terrible haircuts conquered. I think I'm going to have to cheer for Germany because I just can't get over the off-center rat tail on that one Argentine player's head.
In happier news, I did get to go to a World Cup game! I went to see Algeria and South Korea (a team described as "
woeful"). The game was in Porto Alegre, the largest city within five hours of Rio Grande. The atmosphere in the stadium was pretty cool and the Algerian players were wearing white shorts - definitely the highlight of the game. I went with two other ETAs, one from Pelotas and
one from Bagé. We had a great time speaking English, oh the sweet mother tongue!
As Michelle outlined in her blog above, one of the best parts of the World Cup has been the memes my Brazilian friends have been posting on Facebook. I've posted a few of my favorites:
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| Chico Buarque from Holland Chico Buarque from Brazil |
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| Better to lose a World Cup than two World Wars |
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| The trophy stays |
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| I see Germany goals. How often? Every minute. |
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| And next time why don't you go shove your grandma! Come here baby, don't mix with that crowd. |
A photo from my world cup game:
