Brazilians who love FOOTBALL

Hello guys, pay attention!

Now, we will talk a little bit about something that most Brazilians love… Any idea???

 Yes, FOOTBALL!

In fact, we are going to explain what the Brazilian Championship is and we are also going to try to foresee what team will win this time – 2011.

The Brazilian Championship, also known as “Brasileirão”, is a soccer championship involving Brazilian clubs that has been disputed every year since 1959.

The tournament is organized by CBF (Confederação Brasileira de Futebol) and the winner, the runner-up as well as the third and fourth best teams at the end of the season are granted with the right to play Copa Libertadores.

However, predicting the winners in this edition of the championship is proving to be a hard task because the competition is coming to an end and the final result is still a mystery.

So, choose the team you think will win and cross your fingers!

Good luck!

Ops! Don't forget to vote for the best player this season!

Botafogo is one of the teams whose tradition is passed from father to son, and can be considered one of the oldest in Rio de Janeiro.

Its supporters and soccer players are said to be superstitious people.

The team has a lot of famous fans around the country, like Marcelo Adnet and Beth Carvalho.

Botafogo is the team that has more players called to defend the Brazilian National team: Garrincha, Didi, Nilton Santos, Túlio, Zagalo, to name but a few.

At the moment Botafogo struggles to win, despite having good players such as: Cortez, Jefferson and Elkerson. 

The players are optimistic about the results but the coach, Luxemburgo, said “it isn't easy for anybody” showing he is not as optimistic as the players.

 

 

 

Fluminense has the capacity to win the Brazilian Championship because the team is comprised of good players, who are called “warriors” by their supporters.

Fluminense Football Club won the Brazilian Championship last year (2010) right after being almost relegated to the second division of the championship. Therefore, players are full of hope and determined to win.

In the homestretch of Brasileirão, Vasco da Gama is the team with the best performance so far, and despite having been shaken by the fact that their coach had had a stroke, the team is determined to win the championship.

Cristóvão Borges, who has been training the team while Ricardo Gomes is still under medical treatment, prepared a surprise to the players before the match in which Vasco would face Atlético-MG: he put Ricardo Gomes on the phone to speak with the players. They were very happy and motivated to do their best in the match, and as a consequence, it was very good, although some players got hurt.

Last but not least, the coach remembers:  Vasco is the team that had more injured players in the season, but this is not a problem, since players are motivated to win the championship in order to dedicate their victory to Ricardo Gomes.

Opponents, watch out!

Well, that's all for today!

We hope you liked it!

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The World Cup in Brazil

The problems we face

            There are many problems in the World Cup in Brazil. The corruption is one of the biggest impediments Brazil faces as it attempts to improve its infrastructure before the tournament.

            We can highlight three main problems:

AIRPORTS

            “Trouble is Brazil's airport infrastructure badly needs repair.

            The country risks embarrassment on a global scale if it runs out of space at its airports. That could even happen before 2014 World Cup Kicks off.

            Without taking proper action, Brazil faces increasing flight delays and cancellations. And in the long term, it may experience constrained economic growth if changes don't happen soon...”

http://www.investmentu.com/2011/March/brazil-arline-olympic-infrastructure-upgrade.html

STADIUMS

            “The Minister of Sports promised 12 stadiums for the 2014 World Cup ready, but there have been severe delays in all 12 cities chosen to stage the matches.”

           In order to accelerate the stadiums construction the Brazilian government exempted the companies responsible for building the stadiums of paying taxes.

                http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/14241580.stm

 CORRUPTION

             A few days ago Brazilian Sports Minister Orlando Silva has denied accusations that he was involved in the embezzlement of millions of dollars in public funds. Veja magazine published detailed allegations that he took cash from a scheme to promote sport among poor children.

            Four ministers have resigned or been sacked after being accused of corruption since president Dilma took office last January, though all denied wrongdoing.

 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-15345219

The Brazilian Team conviction

The Brazilian World team has always been a polemic issue. The conviction of each coach is never similar to the Brazilian fans. However, as it’s an exercise of imagination, it costs nothing to dream of a midfield full of faces, without many worries and unforgettable defensive performances.

We want to see the national team playing football happy, loose, engaged and above all, Champion.

Thinking of this, let´s help Mano Menezes call the eleven ideal players.

Write your choices on the comments.

Goalkeeper

1- Julio Cesar (Internazionale)

2- Jefferson (Botafogo)

3- Victor (Grêmio)

4- Felipe (Flamengo)

Full back

1- Marcelo (Real Madrid)

2- Cortês (Botafogo)

3-Daniel Alves (Barcelona)

4-Rafael (Manchester United)

Defender

1- David Luis (Barcelona)

2- Thiago Silva (Milan)

3- Dede (Vasco)

4- Alex Silva (Flamengo)

Midfielders

1- Lucas (São Paulo)

2- Paulo Henrique Ganso (Santos)

3- Ronaldinho Gaucho (Flamengo)

4- Kaka (Real Madrid)

5-Lucas (Liverpool)

Strikers

1- Neymar (Santos)

2- Borges (Santos)

3- Leandro Damião (Internacional)

4- Pato (Milan)

5- Fred (Fluminense)

6- Robinho (Milan)

 Cultura Express 3 Mon/Wed 8:00 Teacher: Rachel Delphim

"One has to grow hard but without ever losing tenderness"

When Che Guevara said this sentence, he couldn't imagine that the athletes would take it so seriously.

Observing sport scenes and images, we can see that love is in the air. The athletes are always caressing each other, showing affection and union in romantic poses.

Violence or tenderness? Don't you think there's something in the air?

They're so excited that sometimes they even kiss their colleagues.

How about dancing to celebrate love? These athletes think it is a good idea.

When celebrating a goal, they demonstrate all their love, in an explosion of emotion, full of kisses... At this moment, they don't have to hide their true feelings or their true intentions.

Sometimes this love is platonic, but be careful! It can be dangerous... Click to see some uncommon and funny situations.

Today Guadalajara's Panamerican games starts. We are anxious to see the new photos and videos the event will produce. So pay attention!

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