How popular is soccer in Brazil, which is hosting the World Cup - TopicsExpress



          

How popular is soccer in Brazil, which is hosting the World Cup soccer tournament for the first time since 1950? Reuters reports that even the main shipping ports are shutting down when Brazil’s soccer team plays. In Parangua, Brazil’s No. 2 soybean exporting port, the dock workers union negotiated an ordinance that lets them stop working an hour before the match and resume work an hour afterward. The port usually operates during the New Year’s and Christmas holidays.
Posted on: Tue, 24 Jun 2014 20:17:29 +0000

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