Ronaldo Retires from Football
Tonight Brazil honors one of it’s greatest football players Ronaldo #9. You can bet that most TV’s in Brazil homes and bars will be on the game. Brazil will bid farewell to Ronaldo as he plays his last game for Brazil’s National Team against Romania and his last professional game ever. Ronald who is clearly [...]
Ipanema Beach Red Bull Roda de Bola
[youtube]jTChoOFb05w[/youtube] Red Bull Roda de Bola is an event held on Ipanema Beach in Rio de Janeiro. Roda de Bola called “Altinha” {al -cheen-ya} is a game usually dominated by men, but this competition was for women only. Brazilian girls from all over came to compete. Basically it’s played in a circle with a soccer [...]
Ronaldinho Flamengo’s New Star
Ronaldinho – or Ronaldinho Gaucho – one of the top soccer players in the world and member of the Brazil National team that won the 2002 World Cup – Has signed with Rio de Janeiro’s Flamengo futebol club for a three-and-a-half year contract worth nearly $900,000 a month. Ronaldinho, whose real name is Ronaldo de [...]
Brazil New Coach, New Team
The Confederation or Brazil Futebol CBF has selected a new coach after the resignation/firing of failed World Cup Coach Dunga. The new Coach of the Brazil National Team is Mano Menezes, who until now was the head coach of Sao Paulo’s Corinthians futebol team, home of Ronaldo 9. Menezes immediately began the rebuilding of the [...]
Brazil’s World Cup 2014 Logo
Brazil has selected it’s logo for the upcoming 2014 World Cup in Rio de Janeiro, three hands in green and yellow with a reddish tint forming the World Cup Trophy, but response has not been too positive so far, with many Brazilians Twittering and posting online jokes about it. One comment stated that the design [...]
Video How Brazil Lost to Holland
Brazil’s Felipe Melo blocks own goalie Julio Cesar, tips the ball off his head in the wrong directon and scores a goal for Holland. Later Melo got ejected for a blatant penalty which left Brazil undermanned 10 players against 11 for Holland and unable to counterattack.
World Cup Brazil Loses to Holland 1-2, Dunga takes blame.
World Cup Brazil Loses to Holland 1-2, Dunga takes blame. Brazil coach Dunga has never really been popular with most Brazilian fans as Brazil’s National team coach and losing in the World Cup is almost a guarantee his contract won’t be renewed. His blunt attitude, uncarrissmatic ways and anti-media stance did not endear most Brazilians, [...]
Brazil takes on Portugal
Brazil vs Portugal in World Cup classic. This Friday June 25, 2010 Brazil takes on Portugal in one of the most anticipated rivalry matches of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Brazil, formally a Portuguese colony is the leader in the division which includes North Korea and Ivory Coast. Brazil leads the division with [...]
Fifa Fanfest Rio de Janeiro
The International FIFA Fan Fest Rio will be located at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro. Copacabana, the most famous beach in Brazil with New Years Eve in Copacabana Beach attracting around two million people each year. Some of the notable mega-shows that have taken place in Copacabana include – the benefit show Live Earth [...]
Video, South Africa vs Mexico World Cup 2010
Video of South Africa, host team of the 2010 World Cup, scoring the first goal of the tournament against Mexico
Video – Flamengo beats Corinthians for Copa Libertadores
Flamengo beats Corinthians 1-0 for the title Campeonato Libertadores on a penalty kick by Adriano. Ronaldo who plays for Corinthians was held ineffective in the rain drenched soccer match played at Maracana Stadium on Rio de Janeiro. The rain didn’t keep Cariocas and Paulistas from traveling from all over Brazil to see the great rivalry. [...]
