The 2014 Brazil World Cup now has an official theme song, and it sucks. At least, that’s what lots of Brazilians have been saying since the video dropped Friday. I thought “generic foreign rhythms and lazy stereotypes” captured the sentiment fairly well. So, here are two songs (from Brazil) that might serve better as the(…)
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Beer at the World Cup
As if Brazil hadn’t already been infuriating FIFA enough lately, it is looking like the government may uphold a ban on alcohol during all matches in 2014. Soccer fans in Brazil drink beer before and after the game, and are so intensely focused on the action during the 90-minute matches that the current law doesn’t(…)
FIFA apologizes, sort of, to Brazil
If you were President Dilma or Sports Minister Aldo Rebelo, would you be happy to receive this letter from FIFA boss Joseph Blatter? I just got a curious email from a PR, and the obvious intent was to inform me, the journalist, that everything is getting better between FIFA and Brazil. But: 1) the fact(…)
