BRAZIL
Country Overview:
“A vibrant country with a love for sport, food, and a desire to live life to the fullest”
After a year in China, I traveled to Porto Alegre, Brazil to go to the 2014 World Cup with my friend Carlos from EWU. It was such an incredible experience getting to attend such an iconic event in a country where football (soccer) is treated as a religion. The food was amazing, the girls were pretty, and the spirit of competition and sport were widespread.
Brazilian Sandwhich
Found a sandwich place today that was too good. My buddy got a sandwich and didn’t realize it also had chicken hearts in it. All in all, lunch was more satisfying than the Argentina vs Iran game
Australia vs. Netherlands
Beira-Rio stadium in Porto Alegre
Photo credit: Carlos
The photo here doesn’t look very good, so here’s a link to the full panorama
The Long March
World Cup in Porto Alegre. The Caminho do Gol was a long walk to the stadium where literally thousands of people drank beer, ate street food, and yelled. It was amazing. I’m glad Australia put up a fight, although a loss was still inevitable. Such a nice day, the weather was windy like fall, a bit cool, but warm sun; a perfect day for soccer. Hoping to scalp some tickets to the Algeria vs Korea game before I leave. Not the most thrilling game, but a match is a match
Sunset
Finally in Brazil. Watched Argentina beat Bosnia last night and looking forward to Germany stomping Portugal today. I should have known they were playing before I wore my Germany jersey through the Portugal airport and didn’t understand all the dirty looks I was getting.
Time spent on airplane: 25 hours
Airplane meals: 6
Time spent going through 3 different customs: 4 hours
Being in Brazil for the World Cup: Priceless