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It's been 16 years

By André | July 19th, 2008

Maracanã, July 19, 1992. Five years after their latest National League title, Flamengo defeated Botafogo on a 5-2 aggregated (3-0 and 2-2) and became the ...

Fluminense Cries Over the 2008 Maracanazo

By Bruno Romani | July 3rd, 2008

No other stadium in the world is as beautiful as a full Maracanã. No other stadium in the world is the final destination of so ...

Copa Libertadores - More Exciting than Champions League?

By Daryl | July 3rd, 2008

I know it's only highlights, but after watching the second leg of the Copa Libertadores final this morning I get the feeling that South America's ...

Brazil Plays Like Brazil and Scores 5 Against Ecuador

By Bruno Romani | October 18th, 2007

This is why Brazil has to play in Brazil. Forget fancy stadiums in Europe and Asia. To play like Brazil, Brazil has to play IN ...

Brazilian Stadiums Set for a Makeover by 2014 (+pics)

By Bruno Romani | September 1st, 2007

By AJ from Cruzeiro's blog Bruno is away for the week and I'll be holding down the fort until he gets back. I was looking around ...

Maracanã Stores Illegal Beer

By Bruno Romani | May 30th, 2007

The newspaper Folha de S. Paulo reports that employees at the Maracanã found inside the stadium a clandestine storage with 12 thousand cans of beer. ...

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