Brazil keeps football spirit festive, despite World Cup tie

Five-time World Cup champions Brazil battled to an ill-tempered draw against Portugal on Friday, but even that drab match couldn't calm excitement among fans on Rio's famed Copacabana beach. WC2010

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by Agence France-Presse (AFP)

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Brazil keeps football spirit festive, despite World Cup tie

by Agence France-Presse (AFP)