I have written in the past about the 2 professional soccer clubs that are in Porto Alegre; Grêmio and Sports Club Internacional. Today, in Japan, SC Internacional won the FIFA Club World Cup against Barcelona! That means that they are the best team in the world (out of all the club teams-and there are a ton)! Barcelona has been considered the team to beat for quite some time. They have a lot of talent and experience and, not to mention, the best player in the world - Ronaldinho.
Today, however, belonged to Inter-Nation! I have been a fan on Internacional since before we moved to Porto Alegre (for over 5 years). To see this happen is really something special. When the game ended, the city came unglued! People have been shouting and running in the streets! All of the car horns and firecrackers make it seem like we are in a war zone. It is crazy!
Anyway, I just thought that I would give you a little cultural blurb today. I wouldn't expect the celebration to lighten up anytime soon; even with the 100 degree weather we are expecting. The celebration actually started last night (just because we were playing in the game). Every 15 minutes or so throughout the night we heard fireworks and firecrackers going off. It was a lot of fun for Elisa (sense the sarcasm)!
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