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Stephen R A'Barrow
Jul 9, 20142 min read
What Next?
The Brazilian nation is still in shock, as is much of the footballing world at all the records that were set with last nights simply...
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Stephen R A'Barrow
Jul 6, 20143 min read
TIME TO DO OR DIE!
Neymar and Thiago Silva out – what chance now for a team that has hardly shone thus far? Brazil are still favourites and playing at home....
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Stephen R A'Barrow
Jul 1, 20142 min read
BRAZIL READY, STEADY, GO!
Well the first few matches have kicked off without a stadium collapsing or the world ending, therefore so far so good. The opening...
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Stephen R A'Barrow
Jun 27, 20142 min read
Half way there and so far so good!
One England fan carried a placard in Belo Horizonte after the England vs Costa Rica game that read “Cost of getting to Brazil £1,300, the...
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Stephen R A'Barrow
Jun 1, 20143 min read
Tres Gringo Amigos, Brazilian Cab Drivers and a night courtesy of the Military Police
On my trip to Brazil I was on the look out for new stories to write about but not quite the kind of story that I`m going to recount here....
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Stephen R A'Barrow
May 1, 20146 min read
Order & Progress II
I`m returning to a theme, because on my last two return trips to Brazil I had to pass through customs and immigration not once but three...
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Stephen R A'Barrow
May 1, 20147 min read
'Order & Progress'; and the day to day grind
When I first came to Brazil my limited amount of Portuguese led me to believe that the words on the Brazilian flag `Ordem e Progresso`...
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Stephen R A'Barrow
Apr 1, 20146 min read
A Lamb to the Slaughter
This week saw another Gringo-Latina couple walk down the aisle. That makes seven, since my wife and I tied the knot. Female friends of my...
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