It is not a joke. Brazil is part of the XXI Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
Historically they have never won any medals in the competition. So far, a total lack of medals is a fact for the Brazilian team.
Brazil first took part in the Winter Olympics in 1992.
The delegation has five athletes in Vancouver 2010: Isabel Clark, Jaqueline Mourão, Jhonathan Longhi, Leandro Ribela and Maya Harrisson. Mourão and Ribela are competing in cross-country skiing, while Longhi and Harrisson are competing read the rest of story »
If you ask any Brazilian in his 30s, ‘who is the greatest Brazilian hero?’ the answer will automatically be Ayrton Senna, with the follow-up nickname ‘do Brasil’ (from Brazil). It does make you wonder about this unusual idol. Is it a lack of heroes? Why would a Formula 1 driver become the nation’s hero?
After Senna’s death in May 1994, the local media blamed the lack of heroes in Brazilian history for the population’s tears. Many people who never watched a car race before went into mourning, and read the rest of story »
