The money Brazil has squandered on the Word Cup could have gone on infrastructure to benefit everyone, especially the poor.
Painting by Paul Ito.
The money Brazil has squandered on the Word Cup could have gone on infrastructure to benefit everyone, especially the poor.
Painting by Paul Ito.
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A Brazilian joke takes over the world!
Brazilian writer Paulo Coelho helped spread the joke, as did unwittingly many of his followers and fans.
See
Cala Boca Galvao – Paulo Coelho blog
Brazil’s ‘Cala Boca Galvao’ Drive is for the Birds – NY Times
Brazil: The “CALA BOCA GALVAO” Phenomenon
‘¿Cala boca, Galvao?’
Tags:Brazil, Cala Boca Galvao, football, humour, Paulo Coelho, satire, social networking, sport, twitter, World Cup
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