The sun favors
this city, which is sunny almost all year round. Because of that, Natal is
known as the city of the sun, and a scene from paradise. The white sand dunes
contrasting against the blue sea dazzle thousands of tourists that explore its
coastline from North to South. A cashew tree with an immense canopy of more
than 7,000 square meters, which produces cashew fruit in addition to the nut
that most foreign tourists know, is also worth seeing. At night, forró,
traditional popular dance in Natal, is an invitation for a little relaxation.
Ponta Negra beach, photo by Ricardo
Genipabu beach, wikipedia
Pipa beach, photo by Helder da Rocha
The great
soccer rivalry is the Potiguar Championship, as the state tournament is called.
ABC and América are the clubs that divide sports fans in Rio Grande do Norte
and have gathered the most recent local titles.
Dunes Arena in Natal, RN
In this year,
fans will be even more enthusiastic to receive four games of the FIFA World Cup
Brazil 2014 in the Dunes Arena, a
stadium which has capacity for 42.086 people. Stage for local heroes like
América de Natal, will show traditional competitive forces to the world, like
Uruguay and Italy.
June 13th – Friday -
01:00pm - Mexico x Cameroon (group
A)
June 16th – Monday - 07:00pm - Ghana x United
States (group G)
June 19th – Thursday - 07:00pm - Japan x Greece (group C)
June 24th – Tuesday - 01:00pm - Italy x
Uruguay (group D)
Although Brazil is a tropical country where palm trees are a constant, the traditional Christmas trees can be seen all over. Majority of cities - no matter if they are in the coast or in the countryside - prepare the Christmas decoration as part of the season celebration.
Have a look at the Christmas decoration at the twelve cities that will receive the matches for the 2014 World Cup.
Belo Horizonte - lighting at Liberty Square
photo by Wellington Pedro, Imprensa MG
Brasilia - lighting at Ministries Esplanade
photo by Daniel Ferreira, DA press
Cuiabá - House of Noel photo by Michel Alvim - SECOM/Cuiabá
Curitiba - Show at Avenida Palace, headquarters of HSBC
Fortaleza - Christmas tree at Ferreira Square, photo by Tatiana Fortes
Manaus - Christmas tree at Ponta Negra beach photo by Evandro Seixas
Natal - main entrance of the city, The Three Kings
Porto Alegre - musical show at Santander Cultural Center photo by Andrea Graiz, Agencia RBS
Recife - Christmas tree at wharf photo by NE10
Rio de Janeiro - the amazing floating tree with three million micro lamps at Lagoa district photo by Alexandre Durão, G1
Salvador - Christmas tree at Campo Grande Square photo by Telma
São Paulo - one of the scenes of the video reproduced in the lake of the lightened Ibirapuera Park with the phrase "Live the moments"