For those who still didn't came to visit the temporary expo Copas de A a Z (World Cups from A to Z) in the Football Museum, this is an invitation. For those who already came (and, sure, for those who will come), a sugestion: the Blog do Curioso (The Curious Blog - http://guiadoscuriosos.com.br/blog/2010/07/11/a-minha-copa-de-2010-de-a-a-z/), wrote by the curator of the expo himself, Marcelo Duarte.
If, in Copas de A a Z, the entry "L" is "Laranja Mecânica" ("Clockwork Orange"), in Duarte's text it's "Larissa" (Riquelme). In the expo, "R" is "Rituais" ("Rituals"); in the blog, it's "Rolling Stone pé-frio" ("Unlucky Rolling Stone")... and so on. The entry "M" is, inevitably, "Maradona" (a so rich character that would fit an entire "A to Z").
Note, also, that the focus of the text derives from the impressions of the last World Cup; the expo, in its turn, deals with the previous tournaments.
A sample: the entry "P" (that in Copas de A a Z is "Primeira Vez" - "First Time"):
"P - Paul, the Octopus
The mollusk, 2 years and a half old, that lives in the Oberhausen Aquarius, in Germany, was the World Cup oracle. His handlers put, in front of him, two acrilic boxes, each one with a flag of a country. Paul hit Germany's wins against Australia, Ghana, England and Argentina. Also hit the defeats to Servia and Spain. The choose of the champion was broadcasted live by 600 radio and TV stations. Paul didn't disappointed. Quivered Spain and hit it!"
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