We happened to fly from Brasília to São Paulo on a day when Brasil was playing. Even though we arrived 2 hours before matc time, I had a feeling that we might have a difficult time getting ourselves into the city from the airport. We stood in an overcrowded taxi line for about an hour and 45 minutes before finally getting into a taxi. We were trying to catch the match on television and even though we missed the first half, we could hear the game echoing from the streets as we drove. Everything closes here when the national team plays. Many businesses will shut down for the entire day. You will be hard pressed to buy milk on a day when Brasil is on the pitch.
Neighborhood supermarket schedule
"You kind of can't choose not to participate in the World Cup. Everything that is not a bar is closed. Everyone is roasting dead animals and getting drunk. There really is no Plan B for Brasilians who are not into futebol. Even Christmas has a Plan B, for Atheists, Jews and disenchanted Christians. The World Cup has no Plan B."
Alissa, São Paulo
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