Brazil does music as well as it does football. Pretty damn good in other words. It's
little surprise then that the host nation have proved harsh judges of
the official song of the World Cup. Brazil's assessment of We Are One
has been withering on a Cowell-esque scale. Rightly so, the ditty
trundled out by Pitbull, Jennifer Lopez and native daughter Claudia
Leitte is truly awful and about as Brazilian as a stadium finished on
time.
Its stock is so low that the locals would be happy enough to just rehash an old tune with #VoltaWakaWaka becoming a trending hashtag here in the hope that Shakira's anthem for South Africa 2010 can be brought back in place of J-Lo and Co.
Brazil is 'One' alright, united in turning the volume down.
Remember me? Juliano Belletti (ex-Brazil and Chelsea)
Some
Brazilian imports came and made the Premier League their own (Juninho,
Gilberto Silva), some didn't quite (Mario Jardel and Afonso Alves at the
head of that queue).
Juliano Belletti falls somewhere between the two but that's not say there weren't spectacular moments during his three seasons at Stamford Bridge.
The World Cup winning full-back scored some screamers in his time at Chelsea's and came to mind this week after Marcelo bundled in Real Madrid's third against Atlético in the Champions League final.
The last Brazilian to score on European football's biggest night was none other than Belletti, who broke Arsenal hearts with the winner in the 2006 decider. Three years retired, he works as an analyst for SporTV in his homeland.
Australia coach Ange Postecoglou after his side's sterile 1-1 draw with South Africa on Monday.
The Socceroos will be the first team to arrive in Brazil when they get here on Wednesday, a full 11 days before England.
Dropped into a group with Spain and Holland, as well as Chile, they probably should make the most of their pre-tournament time. They're unlikely to hang around too long after kick-off.
Travellers tip: Hydrate ahead of time
FIFA
released their stadium food and drink prices yesterday and while fans
jetting in from Europe or Australia may be pleasantly surprised to find
that, by home standards, they'll be far from fleeced once inside any of
the 12 host arenas, the same can't be said for locals.
Being asked to shell out R$6 (£1.60) for a small local beer (a large is £2.70, a large Budweiser £3.50) is hardly going to burst many budgets but being asked for R$6 for a 500ml water when any corner store in Brazil sells 1.5litre bottles for less than a quarter of the FIFA price smacks of good old-fashioned opportunism.
Maybe just get plenty of H2O onboard before coming through the turnstiles.
Highs of 30C will persist all week with lows (English fans might feel 'slightly less highs' is a better term) of 23C.
Consider this, stadium volunteers plucked from the local community complained of feeling ill after training runs in the heat in recent days. If that's the toll it is taking on the locals, blow-ins may be better off staying indoors.
Its stock is so low that the locals would be happy enough to just rehash an old tune with #VoltaWakaWaka becoming a trending hashtag here in the hope that Shakira's anthem for South Africa 2010 can be brought back in place of J-Lo and Co.
Brazil is 'One' alright, united in turning the volume down.
Party time: Jennifer Lopez (left), Pitbull and Claudia Leitte perform the Official World Cup song on stage
Unison: J-Lo and Pitbull's World Cup song We Are One has been canned by the Brazilian public
Star performers: J-Lo and Claudia Leitte during recording of their World Cup song We Are One
Remember me? Juliano Belletti (ex-Brazil and Chelsea)
Some
Brazilian imports came and made the Premier League their own (Juninho,
Gilberto Silva), some didn't quite (Mario Jardel and Afonso Alves at the
head of that queue). Juliano Belletti falls somewhere between the two but that's not say there weren't spectacular moments during his three seasons at Stamford Bridge.
The World Cup winning full-back scored some screamers in his time at Chelsea's and came to mind this week after Marcelo bundled in Real Madrid's third against Atlético in the Champions League final.
The last Brazilian to score on European football's biggest night was none other than Belletti, who broke Arsenal hearts with the winner in the 2006 decider. Three years retired, he works as an analyst for SporTV in his homeland.
Remember me? Former Chelsea defender Juliano Belletti is now working for Brazilian TV
Quote of the week:
'We believe we are heading in the right direction. We have two more games in Brazil and all these games are designed for us to be ready for the first game against Chile.'Australia coach Ange Postecoglou after his side's sterile 1-1 draw with South Africa on Monday.
The Socceroos will be the first team to arrive in Brazil when they get here on Wednesday, a full 11 days before England.
Dropped into a group with Spain and Holland, as well as Chile, they probably should make the most of their pre-tournament time. They're unlikely to hang around too long after kick-off.
Travellers tip: Hydrate ahead of time
FIFA
released their stadium food and drink prices yesterday and while fans
jetting in from Europe or Australia may be pleasantly surprised to find
that, by home standards, they'll be far from fleeced once inside any of
the 12 host arenas, the same can't be said for locals. Being asked to shell out R$6 (£1.60) for a small local beer (a large is £2.70, a large Budweiser £3.50) is hardly going to burst many budgets but being asked for R$6 for a 500ml water when any corner store in Brazil sells 1.5litre bottles for less than a quarter of the FIFA price smacks of good old-fashioned opportunism.
Maybe just get plenty of H2O onboard before coming through the turnstiles.
Big prices: The Brazilian public has reacted badly to FIFA's high prices for food and drink inside stadiums
Amazon forecast: How’s the weather up in Manaus?
June rolls around this weekend which means only one thing in the world's biggest rainforest - winter is here. But don't wheel out the gloves and snoods just yet because the relentless heat is not ready to give way in Manaus.Highs of 30C will persist all week with lows (English fans might feel 'slightly less highs' is a better term) of 23C.
Consider this, stadium volunteers plucked from the local community complained of feeling ill after training runs in the heat in recent days. If that's the toll it is taking on the locals, blow-ins may be better off staying indoors.
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