Christ the Redeemer and Soccer Game

Today, January 30th was a great day in Rio. We started our day with our normal class in Parque Lage where we got time to work on our final sketch projects. After class a few of us decided to visit Corcovado which is the mountain that Christ the Redeemer exists. We took a cab from class to the base of the mountain where we then got on Trem do Corcovado, which was the first train ever made in Brazil, and rode that to the top towards Christ. When we arrived we were all amazed by the size of the statue and the view from the top of the mountain. It seemed as though we could see the entire city of Rio and more. It was a beautiful view.

Later in the day we all decided to organize a trip to visit Maracana stadium to experience a "futebol" game first hand. We were seated among the fans of the Fluminense team, which was the more popular team. Their opponent was Resende. This was a very unique experience as most of us have never seen a professional soccer match in person before. The atmosphere was unlike any other sporting event in the United States. The fans were non-stop chanting songs about their home team, waving giant flags, playing instruments, and generally making as much noise as possible the entire time.