Full of secular
tradition, the Southern capital is part of the southern region of the country.
It is there that the creation of Brazilian barbeque was spread, which can be
tasted with the special cuts of local beef. Due in part to the influence of
German and Italian colonization, the cuisine and viniculture are also
attractions that can't be missed. In the area surrounding the city is a region
of Brazilian canyons: Aparados da Serra, with its deep valleys lined with
araucarias, a species of native pine.
Public market, wikipedia
Museum for Ibere Camargo Foundation, photo by Alvaro Siza Architects
Typical dance of gaucho folklore, photo by Tetraksys, wikipedia
Rio Grande do
Sul has a long history in Brazilian soccer. It is home to renowned national-level
clubs, like Caxias and Juventude. Nevertheless, it could be said that the state
is divided in two colors: blue and red.
The blue club
is actually three colors. Grêmio, which also has black and white on its
uniform, was the world champion in 1983, with a victory in Tokyo, Japan, over
Hamburg, 2 x 1. Years later, Internacional, its greatest rival, beat Barcelona
1 x 0 in 2006, and won the title that had kept it behind Grêmio. The game
between the two teams, known as Gre-Nal, is a guaranteed attraction for the
state championship, as well as for the Series A Brazilian Championship.
Although Grêmio
inaugurated its new stadium in 2012, the stage for five games of the World Cup
will be Beira-Rio, Internacional's
stadium. With a capacity for 48.849 fans, the red stadium is fully prepared for
the tournament, hosting games for the home team.
Beira Rio stadium
France, the
winner of 1998 edition, will be one of the stars playing in Porto Alegre, with
Argentina and Netherlands as partners. A set of strong matches takes place in
Beira-Rio in the group stage and, certainly, in the round of 16.
June 15th – Sunday - 04:00pm - France x
Honduras (group E)
June 18th - Wednesday - 01:00pm - Australia x Netherlands
(group B)
June 22nd – Sunday - 01:00pm – South
Korea x Algeria (group H)
June 25th – Wednesday - 01:00pm - Nigeria
x Argentina (group F)
June 30th – Monday - 05:00pm – 1st
group G x 2nd group H (round of 16)
France national team profile
Robin Van Persie, the Dutch star
Eliana Souza - SPin Brazil Tours
