Happy Monday, everyone!
Did you all watch the Super Bowl last night? How about that Bruno Mars halftime
show? “Just the Way you Are” has
to be one of my all-time favorite songs :)
Anyway with the SuperBowl now over, my mind started
wandering to another big sporting event this year: the World Cup. You might have heard that Brazil is
hosting the competition this summer and if you’re like me you’re wishing you
had a ticket to watch! What you
might not have heard is how expensive it is to fund the games.
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| The Official 2014 World Cup Logo http://worldsoccertalk.com/2013/12/06/world-cup-2014-tv-schedule-for-june-12-26-find-out-when-your-team-plays/ |
Brazil’s female president, Dilma Rouseff, is facing the
dilemma of having a successful World Cup without hurting the economy. Brazil is already facing
slow economic growth and high deficits, so citizens are getting angry that the
government is spending so much money on sports.
It certainly seems that Rouseff has a challenge on her
hands, but I think she’s up for the job!
After all, she was captured and tortured as a teenager for being a
socialist revolutionary, and from there rose to the top position in the country,
so she’s one tough cookie!
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| Dilma Rouseff speaking during a visit to Washington D.C. http://postonpolitics.blogspot.com/2012/04/dilma-rousseff-comes-to-washington.html |
Even though it looks like I’ll be watching the World Cup
from my T.V. at home this summer, I definitely hope to travel to Brazil one
day! It's not only a beautiful country with talented soccer players, but also shows that women can lead major governments!
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