In Ipanema, Brazilians Pour Into Bars to Watch World Cup

Brazil is expecting more than a half-million foreign tourists for this year’s World Cup - but if you’re a local, where would you go to see your country play?   Away from the crowded beaches sits a bar in the Rio de Janeiro neighborhood of Ipanema.   The Garota de Ipanema, named for the famous song, The Girl from Ipanema, features the song’s note sheet on the wall outside.   Around the corner, local musicians play their own music.   Across the street, locals settle...

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