DannyelBrazil Posted May 29, 2014 Report Share Posted May 29, 2014 I saw it two days ago and I hated it so much that I was hoping nobody would post it here... In SSC, the airplane was already nicknamed as "Simpsons airplane"... I miss Varig classy Brazil team liveries so much... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athensfan Posted May 29, 2014 Report Share Posted May 29, 2014 How can SporTV dare to show the "hell-polluted" Guanabara Bay in the background of its studios??? Well, it's not as though you can see the fecal pollution. I saw it two days ago and I hated it so much that I was hoping nobody would post it here... In SSC, the airplane was already nicknamed as "Simpsons airplane"... I miss Varig classy Brazil team liveries so much... I totally sympathize! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyelBrazil Posted May 29, 2014 Report Share Posted May 29, 2014 Well, it's not as though you can see the fecal pollution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDOG Posted May 29, 2014 Report Share Posted May 29, 2014 ^Who is that guy? I've seen him in countless memes around internet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotosy Posted May 29, 2014 Report Share Posted May 29, 2014 Adidas reveals Brazuca ball to be used in final in Brazil adidas has unveiled the brazuca Final Rio Official Match Ball, the official match ball for the Final of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™. The ball will be an integral part of the fixture on 13 July, when two teams will do battle for a place in history. The design of brazuca Final Rio has been inspired by the green and gold on the FIFA World Cup Trophy and is a variation of the previously released adidas brazuca Official Match Ball, which was launched back in December last year. ... FIFA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyelBrazil Posted May 29, 2014 Report Share Posted May 29, 2014 "brazuca carioca" would be a better name... ^Who is that guy? I've seen him in countless memes around internet SABE DE NADA, ARGENTINO!!! lol He is Cumpadre Washington, an Axé (a kind of dancing Bahia state rhythm) singer from the 90s who is star of an "Ebay-like" website. In the commercial, old, forgotten or polemic famous people are converted into old furniture from their time or other home stuff and they try get owner's attention by being boring/sarcastic/stubborn about selling it to be useful again. The sentence "Sabe de nada, inocente" (You know nothing, naive) is truly funny in Portuguese and became an instant meme. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-DGP2cBM4A The funny thing, the World Cup version of the commercial features DIEGO MARADONA himself!!!! hahahahahahahaha "Ay, mamita querida" is the new meme on Brazil hahahahahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Rols Posted May 29, 2014 Report Share Posted May 29, 2014 "brazuca carioca" would be a better name... I asume the 2018 match ball will be called "Vladimir"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyelBrazil Posted May 29, 2014 Report Share Posted May 29, 2014 I asume the 2018 match ball will be called "Vladimir"... good one lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDOG Posted May 30, 2014 Report Share Posted May 30, 2014 The funny thing, the World Cup version of the commercial features DIEGO MARADONA himself!!!! hahahahahahahaha "Ay, mamita querida" is the new meme on Brazil hahahahahaha whoa, I knew about the Maradona one, but never imagined it was connected to that other one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woohooitsme83 Posted May 30, 2014 Report Share Posted May 30, 2014 Digging that Bom Negócio tune thing at the end of their commercials Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul Posted May 30, 2014 Report Share Posted May 30, 2014 Adidas reveals Brazuca ball to be used in final in Brazil I'm nervous who will touch this ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faster Posted May 30, 2014 Report Share Posted May 30, 2014 Clearly Brazil and Argentina will be in the final. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyelBrazil Posted May 30, 2014 Report Share Posted May 30, 2014 Salvador to start Metro operations for the World CupAfter a decade of works, Salvador will open the 5th Subway system in Brazil. First operation will be exclusive for supporters attending matches during the World Cup.(Brazil have 9 metro systems if we count also the non-underground ones).Curitiba is the next state capital to have subway system.Some pictures of Salvador's "Metrô"Other Subway systemsFortaleza Brasília São PauloRio de Janeiro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotosy Posted May 30, 2014 Report Share Posted May 30, 2014 Physicists Say New World Cup Soccer Ball Design Has Big Impact Every year the newest version of the World Cup soccer ball causes a stir. Now physicists have put those balls to the test, to see just how well they fly. World Cup soccer balls used to be not much different from regular soccer balls—32 leather panels stitched together by hand. But the balls used in World Cup tournaments have been distinctive since 2006, when Adidas unveiled the Teamgeist, made of just 14 panels that had been glued together rather than stitched. The company has been introducing new World Cup balls ever since: the eight-panel Jabulani ball in 2010 and for the 2014 games—which begin on June 12 in São Paulo, Brazil—the six-panel Brazuca. Will this change in design make a difference in the game? That's what Sungchan Hong and his colleagues at the University of Tsukuba wanted to find out. Making use of some soccer balls, a wind tunnel, and a robot, they found, according to today's Scientific Reports, that a ball's construction really does affect how it flies through the air. What's most relevant in a ball's movement is drag, a force that makes it dip and curve in unexpected ways. The smoother the ball, the greater the drag at higher speeds—and with fewer panels that are glued rather than stitched together, the World Cup balls have been getting increasingly smoother. Which is why this year the Brazuca ball is covered in little nubs—an attempt to cut down on the so-called knuckling effect, which causes the ball to move unpredictably through the air like a knuckleball in baseball. In the wind tunnel, Hong found, the direction in which the ball is pointed, and thereby the direction in which the panels are oriented, changes the drag. This was a problem for the 8-panel Jabulani ball and the 14-panel Teamgeist ball, each of which traveled more unpredictably than a regular soccer ball, curving more or less depending on which way it was oriented. But the new 6-panel Brazuca seems to be far more reliable, showing very little difference in behavior no matter how it's rotated. This is likely due to the way the panels of the Brazuca are arranged, along with the rough surface Adidas added to cut down on the drag. The Real World Still, there's a big difference between a wind tunnel and a field in Brazil, said Simon Choppin, a researcher at Sheffield Hallam University in Great Britain, who was not involved in the study. "The wind tunnel can re-create very particular spin conditions,"he said, "but for a pass or shot, the spin might be completely different. That's the major gap between the wind tunnel test and reality." Nobody, Choppin pointed out, has done a wind tunnel simulation of a player trying to hook a 40-yard pass around a defender. He added that most plays won't be affected at all: The drag effects Hong and his team saw in the wind tunnel were under very specific, controlled conditions, in terms of temperature, humidity, and the like—all of which evaporate once players step on the field. But Jay Cooney, an assistant coach with Sky Blue FC, a team in the National Women's Soccer League, said that even on the field, "there's a massive difference between balls." He added that the quirks are usually most apparent in the first-round games, as players adjust to a new ball, "even though announcers usually chalk it up to nerves." Yet Cooney wouldn't trade the weirdness of the World Cup balls for more reliability: "That's what I think is charming about soccer—it doesn't have to be perfect." The players, who already have a bit of a reputation for whining, might disagree. But this year, if Hong is right, the Brazuca might not give them as much cause for complaint. National Geographic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bezzi Posted May 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2014 I know some guys here don't like, but I lose my breath Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bezzi Posted May 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2014 another picture of brazuca final rio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bezzi Posted May 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2014 SporTV has rented the Fiscal Island, at Guanabara Bay, to be its headquarters, according to this http://kogut.oglobo.globo.com/noticias-da-tv/coluna/noticia/2014/01/sportv-tera-estudio-na-ilha-fiscal-durante-copa.html. It will also have studios in each of the 12 host cities. And didn't find any details about Globo. Globo will use the "World Cup Headquarters" studio inside their News Department building But, it's possible to use the local news studios to show the city in Rio... or in Sao Paulo...How can SporTV dare to show the "hell-polluted" Guanabara Bay in the background of its studios??? I heard some time ago (can't remember where) that would be in Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ), I don't know if it would be a studio from Globo or Sportv. Anyway, Sportv channel belongs to Globo, then they can share the structure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyelBrazil Posted May 31, 2014 Report Share Posted May 31, 2014 It was for Confederations Cup and despite being possible to share structures, it's very unlikely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexjc Posted May 31, 2014 Report Share Posted May 31, 2014 Salvador to start Metro operations for the World Cup After a decade of works, Salvador will open the 5th Subway system in Brazil. First operation will be exclusive for supporters attending matches during the World Cup. (Brazil have 9 metro systems if we count also the non-underground ones). Curitiba is the next state capital to have subway system. Some pictures of Salvador's "Metrô" Other Subway systemsFortaleza Brasília São Paulo Rio de Janeiro Good to see transit systems...seem to be the lynch pin to a successful Olympic bid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyelBrazil Posted May 31, 2014 Report Share Posted May 31, 2014 NEW Natal Airport opened today! Legacy of the World Cup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainad Posted May 31, 2014 Report Share Posted May 31, 2014 It all looks lovely, Danny! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyelBrazil Posted May 31, 2014 Report Share Posted May 31, 2014 Ok, England, you got my respect 4ever. Wembley, home of paper aviation masters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bezzi Posted June 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2014 FIFA face huge headache with World Cup final's Maracana pitch in woeful state just 19 days before hosting first of its seven games Rio de Janeiro's showcase Maracana Stadium pitch in poor condition The brown surface is scarred, pock-marked and has had sand added to it Organisers, will be hoping for a miraculous repair job. After delayed stadiums and unfinished infrastructure projects, a playing surface unfit for purpose at a World Cup final venue would be unforgivable. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/worldcup2014/article-2640591/World-Cup-officials-face-headache-Rios-Maracana-pitch-woeful-state.html Look Tony, Dany! Just 3 days after! Its a miracle! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bezzi Posted June 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2014 Some good videos from FIFA World Cup Hosts: Brazil Is Ready! Beautiful Brazil as you've never seen it They also published videos introducing each host city to broadcasts of the matches. They are spectacular. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCGIzmTE4d0gX_RW-kvweRNOAvpEMqnt_ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyelBrazil Posted June 2, 2014 Report Share Posted June 2, 2014 Media is still playing the "ugly duck" game with Brazil 12 days before the Cup... C'mon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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