{"id":3971,"date":"2012-09-05T14:00:06","date_gmt":"2012-09-05T14:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=3971"},"modified":"2012-09-05T02:21:19","modified_gmt":"2012-09-05T02:21:19","slug":"brazils-world-cup-mascots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/brazils-world-cup-mascots\/","title":{"rendered":"Brazil’s World Cup Mascots"},"content":{"rendered":"

The World Cup in Brazil is two years away, but the country has already chosen its mascots. First, FIFA chose the official mascot, Tatu-Bola: an armadillo.<\/p>\n

Radar Online reported<\/a> on Saturday: Este tatu-bola a\u00ed de cima ser\u00e1 a mascote oficial da Copa 2014. Ainda sem nome \u2014 que ser\u00e1 escolhido numa vota\u00e7\u00e3o popular via internet \u2014 o tatu ser\u00e1 apresentado oficialmente pela Fifa ao distinto p\u00fablico num megaevento em meados de setembro.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Today, Adidas announced<\/a> that by popular vote, the name of the official soccer ball at the 2014 World Cup will be Brazuca. It beat out Bossa Nova and Carnavelsca.<\/p>\n

\u201cTenho certeza que a Brazuca ir\u00e1 entrar para a hist\u00f3ria, ao lado de outras bolas que se tornaram \u00edcones da Copa do Mundo, como a Tango, usada na Argentina em 1978, e a Azteca, da Copa do M\u00e9xico, em 1986\u201d<\/em>, completou o secret\u00e1rio geral da Fifa, Jerom\u00e9 Valcke<\/a>.<\/p>\n

But what does brazuca<\/em> mean?<\/p>\n

Brazuca \u00e9 um termo informal, utilizado pelos brasileiros para descrever o orgulho nacional pelo estilo de vida do pa\u00eds. Simboliza emo\u00e7\u00e3o, orgulho e boa vontade com todos, de forma semelhante \u00e0 abordagem local ao futebol.<\/em> – Paran\u00e1 Online<\/a><\/p>\n

It can also mean a Brazilian, especially a Brazilian abroad.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

The World Cup in Brazil is two years away, but the country has already chosen its mascots. First, FIFA chose the official mascot, Tatu-Bola: an armadillo. Radar Online reported on Saturday: Este tatu-bola a\u00ed de cima ser\u00e1 a mascote oficial da Copa 2014. Ainda sem nome \u2014 que ser\u00e1 escolhido numa vota\u00e7\u00e3o popular via internet…<\/p>\n

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