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Soccer - Brazil government accused of false advertising May 27 (Reuters) - A public prosecutor in central Brazil has accused the federal government of false advertising and has opened a civil suit to force it to suspend a publicity campaign that claims the country is ready to host next month's World Cup. "The government campaign advertises that the tournament will bring great benefits to Brazilians through investments in urban infrastructure and public services," a statement from the Goias state federal prosecutor's office said. "However, that is not the reality we are seeing." The true situation is one of "disorganisation, lack of planning, and incompetence in doing what was planned in terms of infrastructure and services," the statement said. The action seeks an injunction suspending the government campaign with possible fines of 5 million Brazilian reais ($2.23 million) a day if it fails to comply. The Advocacia-Geral da Uniao, the f...

10 greatest passions of Brazilians (10 maiores paixões dos brasileiros): 1. football = futebol 2. beer = cerveja 3. carnival = carnaval 4. women = mulheres 5. barbecue (bbq) = churrasco 6. beach = praia 7. rum = cachaça 8. family = família 9. car = carro 10. soap opera = novela _________________________________________ Aulas de Inglês Via Skype ou Presenciais em Belo Horizonte : http://aulasbh.googlepages.com Contato: (31) 9143-7388 Video Dicas de Inglês do Prof. Newton (Canal do Youtube) : http://www.youtube.com/user/dicasdeingles Blog de Inglês dos Profs. Newton Rocha e Érika de Pádua. Aulas de Inglês via Skype ou Presenciais em Belo Horizonte. 40 Reais Hora-Aula. Contato: prof.newtonrocha@gmail.com Tel: (31) 9143-7388

Gisele Bündchen and Soccer Star Neymar Show Their Brazilian Pride on Vogue Cover Have you met the "dream team"? Supermodel Gisele Bündchen showed off her Brazilian beauty alongside Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior, a fellow Brazilian and soccer stud who plays professionally for FC Barcelona, on the latest cover of Vogue Brazil. The duo, both dressed in all white, showed a united front by making the flag of Brazil the only pop of color on the cover photo, shot by photographer Mario Testino. While Gisele has always been very open about her love for her native country, Neymar will be playing for his home of Brazil in this summer's World Cup. Tom Brady's lady shared the cover on Instagram and wrote, "Vai Brasil!!! @voguebrasil Go Brazil!!! @voguebrasil cover." alongside side by side EXAMPLE SENTENCE: Have you met the "dream team"? Supermodel Gisele Bündchen showed off her Brazilian beauty  alongside  Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior, a fello...

Beer and soccer score together in Brazil Rio de Janeiro - Beer and football make a powerful team in Brazil, which is bracing for a drinking bonanza when it hosts the World Cup. The passion for football is well-known – it has won the World Cup five times. Brazil is also the third-largest beer producer, brewing more than 13 billion litres of the stuff last year. Such is the country’s love of the beverage that you can even buy beer-flavoured ice cream. When the sun is baking the sidewalks off Copacabana beach, the first reaction seems to be to order a beer that Brazilians always say arrives “stupidly” cold. A recent survey commissioned by brewing giant Ambev, the country’s largest company by market value, asked Brazilians to list their national passions. Seventy-seven percent named football; 35 percent said beer. Now brewers are anticipating a beer boom during the World Cup, which Brazil will host from June 12 to July 13. brace a support that steadies or strengthens someth...