Sports in Brazil

4emes and Mrs Dieu

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  1. Brazilian Formula One Grand Prix drivers, three of whom have won the championship at least twice:

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    Nelson Piquet, Emerson Fittipaldi, Rubens Barrichello,Airton Senna
    Airton Senna, Emerson Fittipaldi, Rubens Barrichello, Roberto Moreno
    Alain Prost, Frank Williams,Emerson Fittipaldi, Airton Senna
    Nelson Piquet, José Paulo Diniz, Ricardo Patrese, Airton Senna

  2. The largest soccer stadium in Brazil with a seating capacity for 125 000 people is

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    Mario Filho (Maracanã) in Rio de Janeiro
    Gigante da Beira Rio in Porto Alegre
    Castelão Plácido Domingo in Fortaleza
    Mineirão in Belo Horizonte

  3. Brazil , the only country to have participated in all World Cups and to have won it outside their own continent, became champion four times in:

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    1990, 1942, 1970, 1994
    1954, 1968, 1974, 1994
    1930, 1954, 1968, 1994
    1958, 1962, 1970, 1994

  4. Two Brazilian tennis players ranking among the first 30 on the 1999 ATP list :

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    Marcelo Rios and Jaime Oncins
    Maria Esther Bueno and Fernando Meligeni
    Gustavo Kuerten and Jaime Oncins
    Gustavo Kuerten and Fernando Meligeni

  5. Gold medal in the Panamerican Games in Caracas in 1986 and Olympic Games in Atlanta 1996 his name in Brazil means sailing and victory. As a result of his dedication and persistence,he collects uncountable sailing awards in the Brazilian and international sailing circuit.

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    Robert Scheidt
    Torben Grael
    Lars Grael
    Marcelo Ferreira

  6. One of Brazil's top swimmers and native of the State of Santa Catarina, he was elected the world's best swimmer in 1998. His nickname is the same as that of a famous Brazilian blonde actress and TV entertainer.

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    Luiz Lima
    Ricardo Dornellas
    Gustavo Borges
    Fernando Scherer

  7. He was the favorite to win an individual gold medal at the Olympics which took place in Sidney, Australia this year. However, he knocked down a rail at the first jump and then his horse, refused to attempt the eighth jump so he was eliminated. He is:

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    Fernando Pessoa
    Nelson Pessoa
    Alvaro Affonso de Miranda Neto
    Rodrigo Pessoa

  8. What fruit does tennis player Gustavo Kuerten consume most?

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    apples
    jabuticabas
    tangerines
    bananas

  9. The greatest dribbler of the history of soccer. With his curved legs - the left one was bent inwards and the right was six centimeters shorter and curved outwards - he made some of the most beautiful soccer performances ever.

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    Manuel Francisco dos Santos
    Romário de Souza Faria
    Edson Arantes do Nascimento
    Ronaldo Luis Nazario de Lima

  10. Leite Moça is not only the brand name for Nestlé's condensed milk but was also the name of a women's Brazilian team playing:

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    soccer
    handball
    volleyball
    basketball

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