We had the opportunity to visit South Americas largest stadium just before it was closed for renovations for the next four years in preparation for the 2014 World Cup. The approximation is that it will be closed for three years. We were able to go to one of the very last games before the stadium closed.
I will never forget what it felt like to walk into that stadium as the sun sank below the highest row of seating, the lights came on, and the crowd became electric!
We cheered Cristiano's favorite team Fluminese, to defeat Soa Paulo. Despite passionate cheering the game concluded after ninety exciting minutes, the result a tie 2-2. There is a very sacred ceremony which is formally conducted upon the scoring of each goal by one's affiliated team of preferance. The ritual is carried out as follows: step 1) remove shirt/any other article of clothing covering one's torso. 2) using said article of clothing proceed to perform your most convincing helicopter impersonassion. 3) grunt loudly in a manner as to most effectively bring attention to yourself and be as obknoxious as possible. 4) thrust chest out and aggressively collide with all others around you and work outward until you have bumped chests with as many people as is possible. 5) return to your seat and humiliate, degrade, and mock all fans of the other team until they score and begin the same ritual in your face.
Here is a picture of Austin and I enjoying such a ceremony!!!
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