Sports in Brazil / Los deportes de Brasil

 Brazil as we know is known for its sports. The most popular sport played in Brazil is soccer, but there are also other sports that Brazilians enjoy. In 2014 the country hosted the FIFA Soccer World Cup Brazil's weather also allows people to do lots of outdoor activities, including sports. Here are some links that will help you learn more about sports in Brazil.

**Como sabemos, Brasil es conocido por sus deportes. El deporte mas popular de Brasil es el futbol (soccer), pero tambien hay diferentes deportes que los brasileños disfrutan. En el año 2014, el pais fue anfitrion del mundial de futbol FIFA. El buen clima de Brasil permite que las personas hagan mas actividades al aire libre, estas incluyen los deportes. Aqui encontraras mas paginas para seguir aprendiendo de los deportes en Brasil.

http://www.brazil.org.za/2014-world-cup.html

http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/brazil2014/

http://www.brazil.com/index.php?lang=en&s=articles&type=sports&cat=football&alias=football-in-brazil

http://www.brazilcultureandtravel.com/brazil-sports.html


Soccer Gallery:












Fans in the streets of Brazil cheering for their national team.




Official Brazil's national team


People of all social classes play soccer in the streets of Brazil. Many outdoor activities take place here, including soccer.


  "Brazuca" became the name for the official soccer ball used during the entire 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.


Many stadiums were built for the 2014 World Cup celebration.







Cities in Brazil built that hosted soccer matches for 2014 World Cup.





Countries that played in the 2014 World Cup hosted in Brazil.











































     Some of the best soccer teams, and their players battled to win the 2014 world cup.







  Soccer players in Brazil are icons in the country. They are treated with great respect and honors. Here is a mural of three of current world's best players (left to right: Messi (Argentina), Neymar (Brazil) and Ronaldo (Portugal)