Brazil’s football is celebrating when you won the final of the Copa America in the Maracana against Peru a big Party. The mood in the deeply divided country can only benefit. Maybe because it was only a half.
Exceptionally, you can celebrate this day together: opponents and critics of the right-wing populist President, Jair Bolsonaro. For 90 minutes, Brazil, this vast country is United, halfway, looks to be almost mystical Maracana stadium. Now get in his belly a couple of new exhibition pieces for the Museum to do so. The victory in the Copa America against Peru.
On the stands, the mood is splendidly. Not quite 70,000 spectators to worry, despite the high ticket prices for a nearly sold-out stadium. Overall, they flush exactly 38.769.850,00 Reais (just under ten million euros) into the coffers of the organizers. As the number was announced, there are occasional whistles, because such a sum for Brazilian standards is unimaginable. Never was a Brazilian football more game money taken in by ticket. The composition of the audience at the Copa-final is one-sided: It is almost only the white upper class that could afford the Tickets. And the snaps now on the grandstand each other with Smartphones.
Selecao finally back in the Maracana
Finally, the Selecao had the privilege of celebrating in your stadium, in which they could during the 2014 world Cup in their own country, not a single Time you play. The lost semi-final (1:7) against Germany prevented a final participation, but also in the subsequent South American world Cup qualifiers for Russia 2018, the Selecao made a wide arc around the Arena. Why it didn’t go better, could not explain at the time, the person in charge. Only so much: The last two Brazilian Association presidents are kicked out because of corruption from the office.
The huge bowl, the Olympics in 2016, after all, a gold medal of the Brazilian Olympic football celebrated was allowed to be submerged in the final game against Peru almost entirely in Yellow, interspersed with single red spots of the Peruvians. Some 10,000 visiting fans are in the stadium and make themselves quite noticeable. Two musicians have come with the VW, a fish dealer has converted his truck to the Fanmobil and drove from his home city of Buenos Aires is high. “We had to see just” to call the Peruvian people.
Cheaper than the Ticket to the stage: the Copa America in the pub watching
Pubs in Rio de Janeiro satisfied
And the Brazilians: innkeeper Flavio from Copacabana beach draws a positive conclusion: “For Rio, the Copa America was a success.” His pub, Dante’s, was the unofficial meeting place for Chileans and Peruvians. Many foreign Fans were in the city, and were afraid, but because of the high trip, the domestic flights and watched the games in pubs.
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro waived this time on a half-time show as the semi-final in Belo Horizonte in the classic against Argentina. He stands a few minutes before the start of the game to have the honor of waving to those viewers who know him. As the wave passes through the stadium, almost the whole of the honorary grandstand seats. Bolsonaro and his environment, but. Cheers. As the wave rushes on the next pass through the stadium, to the Rest of the gallery.
Brazil’s President is excited about his team
And at the end of Bolsonaro has his big appearance at the award ceremony. This time, he supported the state. And again, the noise is deafening. The majority of the people stands up and claps or waves to him. There are “myth”-of the Shouts of his nickname. But it is also clear whistles and Boos. As he enters the grass, claps the team applause. Single player is he hugging at the awards ceremony. For him, the banning of international media and of a part of the Brazilian media, the evening will be a success. He increased his social acceptance. Brazil is celebrating the re-release of the first title at a world Championships or South American Championships since the age of twelve. All of this without the injured Superstar Neymar, the mitjubelt in the stands, but this time only a minor character is. Finally, there is our team photo. Bolsonaro stands in the midst of the happy players. It adorns on Monday, the front pages of all Newspapers.