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Flamengo Museum Review: A Rio Football Experience

Flamengo Museum Review: A Rio Football Experience So, you know, going to Rio de Janeiro is pretty much an experience in itself. The city’s energy, like, it just gets to you, and a huge part of that feeling is football. Honestly, you can feel it everywhere. It’s almost in the air you breathe. We decided to check out something a little different from the usual beach and statue tour; we went to the Flamengo Museum. Flamengo is, as a matter of fact, more than just a club here. It’s sort of a city-wide passion project, a true local religion in …

Rio de Janeiro: Join a Vasco da Gama soccer game with local guide

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Rio de Janeiro: Join a Vasco da Gama soccer game with local guide You know, you can feel a certain kind of pulse in Rio de Janeiro, a rhythm that is sort of in everything. I mean, it’s not just the music you hear spilling out of cafes. Anyway, there’s this beat to how people walk, talk, and live that is really just so full of life. Honestly, I wanted to find a way to tap into that, to see a side of the city that was, you know, a bit more real than the postcard pictures. So, a friend …