Street Style: Brazilian fans show their World Cup pride, despite a rough loss
Street Style: Brazilian fans show their World Cup pride, despite a rough loss
As we’re sure you already know (it was, after all, the most tweeted-about sports event in history), Brazil took a beating from Germany in yesterday’s semi-final World Cup game. On Dundas West, loyal Brazil fans remained glued to television screens, and though the atmosphere was certainly somber, most were willing to offer up a smile and share their thoughts on the match. As one fan pointed out, “Brazilians are never bitter about a loss”—a noble claim, albeit one that’s not entirely consistent with the photos on this blog. Not everyone was on Team Brazil—we spotted at least one set of Germany fans in the area (they respectfully stopped cheering after goal number three). Here, the best of Dundas West’s World Cup style, including DIY beading, animal hats and team-supporting kicks.
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- <strong>Name:</strong> Sid Melo<br /><br /> <strong>Age:</strong> 32<br /><br /> "Soccer is life for us, so it hurts. But you know, we party win or lose. The World Cup is all love!”
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- Street Style: Brazilian fans show their pride, despite a rough loss
- Street Style: Brazilian fans show their pride, despite a rough loss
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- <strong>Name:</strong> Lussandra Souza<br /><br /> <strong>Age:</strong> 36<br /><br /> “I'm just so sad. I've waited for the Brazil win, but it didn't happen. I guess there's always next time. My entire outfit I bought in Brazil.”
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- Street Style: Brazilian fans show their pride, despite a rough loss
- Street Style: Brazilian fans show their pride, despite a rough loss
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- <strong>Name:</strong> Romany Williams<br /><br /> <strong>Age: </strong>26<br /><br /> “This game is pretty shocking! But I wore this lime green sweater because it's so vibrant—it will definitely brighten up my day.”
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- Street Style: Brazilian fans show their pride, despite a rough loss
- Street Style: Brazilian fans show their pride, despite a rough loss
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- <strong>Names:</strong> Hans and Rainer Wolfgramm<br /><br /> “Should we do a sad face since we are in Brazil territory? In all honesty it's bittersweet: there are 200 million people there right now and this isn't how they wanted it to go.”<br />
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- Street Style: Brazilian fans show their pride, despite a rough loss
- Street Style: Brazilian fans show their pride, despite a rough loss
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- <strong>Name:</strong> Anna Cho<br /> <strong>Age:</strong> 29<br /><br /> “This game really sucks. I was expecting much better. I even got the time off work to watch, so it's extra disappointing.”<br />
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- Street Style: Brazilian fans show their pride, despite a rough loss
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- <strong>Name:</strong> Escalona Rodriguez<br /><br /> <strong>Age:</strong> 26<br /><br /> “What can you say, Germany is a hard team to beat. My girlfriend is Brazilian, so I'm here supporting her, but my team is actually Panama.”
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- Street Style: Brazilian fans show their pride, despite a rough loss
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- “The watch has some Brazilian spirit, though!”
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- Street Style: Brazilian fans show their pride, despite a rough loss
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- <strong>Name:</strong> Eneida Sanches<br /><br /> <strong>Age:</strong> 53<br /><br /> “Today is a very, very bad day, but I will still smile for you.”
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- “I wore this shirt so often to watch games, that last time I decided to sew on yellow beads to make it more interesting.”
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- Street Style: Brazilian fans show their pride, despite a rough loss
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- <strong>Name:</strong> Adilson De Olivera<br /><br /> <strong>Age:</strong> 39<br /><br /> “Well, in case you didn't know, we are losing five nothing, so I've been better. I think Argentina will win now.”
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- “When I went to Brazil for the Brazilian Tour, they gave me this hat, so I always wear it for games.”
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- Street Style: Brazilian fans show their pride, despite a rough loss
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- <strong>Name:</strong> Bobby Brown<br /><br /> <strong>Age:</strong> 34<br /><br /> “Brazil is playing like they had sex last night. They have no balls.”
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- Street Style: Brazilian fans show their pride, despite a rough loss
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- “The other day someone was throwing Brazil hats out of a truck. I took three.”
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- <strong>Name:</strong> Adrian Frisina<br /><br /> <strong>Age:</strong> 25<br /><br /> “I'm actually a Netherlands fan. I just got back from a trip to Europe, and I bought boxers to wear for the game tomorrow that say Holland on them—although I don't think my mother would be proud if that's all I wore!”
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- <strong>Name:</strong> Brian Clarke<br /><br /> <strong>Age:</strong> 39<br /><br /> “About the game, I'm not even angry. Just embarrassed. It was a shameful display.”
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- “My gear is an accumulation from over the years, so I just wear it all at once.”
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