oscar_2424
Legend
Massu lost 
Costa do Sauipe, Brazil
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Xuxa Kuerten
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Hehehehe ... No, actually I think Antartica is the worst of the most famous beers in BR. It tastes like egg ... :lol:
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We'll have some cool matches tomorrow:
17h (Brasília) – 19h (GMT)
Albert Montanes (ESP) vs Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP)
Thiago Alves (BRA) vs Tommy Robredo (ESP)
21h (Brasília) – 23h (GMT)
Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) vs Potito Starace (ITA)
Caio Zampieri (BRA) vs Fabio Fognini (ITA)
On court 1, Cuevas will face Hernandez, and we'll have Monaco x Acasuso.
oscar_2424
Legend
bandeirantes o canal du sporte!
oscar_2424
Legend
Xuxa Kuerten
Rookie
Hahahaha ... Wow, that´s a true classic!!
This slogan has changed tons of times, but once in a while the TV presenter mistakes and says it once again ...
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Deleted member 21996
Guest
Chopinho? hehe...
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Deleted member 21996
Guest
that is unforgivable... no better place to have a nice cold beer than somewhere in leblon
oscar_2424
Legend
yea, i think she owes us an apology, or a 12pack of coronas
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Deleted member 21996
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yea, i think she owes us an apology, or a 12pack of coronas
bring'em on... my nachos are waiting!
ps:we should create a hedonistic club (ocm, malak, oscar, orang, tars, seffi...)
oscar_2424
Legend
lets wait for the acapulco open for the nachos and coronas
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Deleted member 21996
Guest
lets wait for the acapulco open for the nachos and coronas
Oscar... You the Man...
Xuxa Kuerten
Rookie
Did you go to Salvador or Rio de Janeiro when you were here?
Next time I recommend you to try this one (Capeta - "devil" in English):
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For those who may be interested (and as far as I know), this website http://www2.uol.com.br/tenisbrasil/ offers free live streaming of the matches.
oscar_2424
Legend
great, thanks for the tip. i think she went ot bahia or minas gerais, or maybe bello horizonte. Go GREMIO (porto alegre)
Love Game
Talk Tennis Guru
mentally weak? i suppose that could be, but did you see him last week at vina del mar? he's definitely a strong player physically, so maybe his pairing with the argentine prieto (who looks older so maybe is wiser
) could be a good one, since they did manage to beat the defending brazialian doubles champions! 
seffina
G.O.A.T.
I was young! Not really the reason, though. It was a study abroad where we were very closely watched. Very annoying.wow u were in Brazil and didnt drink!! whats the matter with u
*hangs head* You're right. I guess I'm guilty and deserving of punishment.
I apologize, but I'm not really that fond of Coronas. Can we negotiate for something else?yea, i think she owes us an apology, or a 12pack of coronas
*flashes back to a memorable and very hedonistic strip beer + ping pong tourny*
I've had a Capeta since my Brasil days. I'm sure it would be better there.
No Salvador. We were in the Rio area for two weeks. I was there for five and half weeks total.
Unfortunately, I had no say in where I got to go. On the plus side, we're planning a Peru/Brasil trip this winter.great, thanks for the tip. i think she went ot bahia or minas gerais, or maybe bello horizonte. Go GREMIO (porto alegre)
Ferrero/Montanes and Cuevas/Hernandez on court right now.
Cuvevas is going down!
oscar_2424
Legend
hey let me know if u go to peru.
oscar_2424
Legend
Gil lost the first set to Andujar
Xuxa Kuerten
Rookie
mentally weak? i suppose that could be, but did you see him last week at vina del mar? he's definitely a strong player physically, so maybe his pairing with the argentine prieto (who looks older so maybe is wiser
People here in Brazil tend to have a love/hate relationship with their idols (maybe only Pelé is out of question). So everyone keeps expecting the new Guga. Every player that has some success during his junior career is credited as a phenomenon by the (not so) specialized press. Differently from world-class tennis schools (like the north-american, the french, the australian, the spanish, the argentinian), the brazilian players almost never become top when they're only teens (Kuerten is an exception). Due to lack of resources and support from the tennis confederation (gladly Emilio Sanchez was hired yesterday to become the new supervisor-coordinator), our players rarely play on foreign countries 'till relatively late, so generally they're not as mature as other players of the same age. To make things even worse, our press and fans keep pushing the athletes and not supporting them 'till they somehow conquer a big title.
Bellucci is the newest one regarded as the next Guga. He differs from another "broken promises" because he has more touch, serves better and his strokes have tremendous pace. But Guga was a more relaxed and charismatic player. Bellucci for sure has the skills (watch his match against Del Potro last US Open), but I think he still lacks some stamina, athleticism and mainly a tactic oriented game (sometimes he reminds me of Gulbis) and he needs to increase his desire to win (so he must change his mental posture to remain focused on big points, even when he's under pressure or when he's not on the top pf his game). It seems to me that sometimes his shyness makes him too passive, specially when he starts to lose control of the match. Every match is the same thing: he plays an astonishing first set (generally wins), and then collapses. It happened against Nadal in RG08, Del Potro in USOpen08, Karlovic on Davis Cup, Hrbaty at Beijing Olympics, Verdasco in Cincinatti and so on (in all these matches he won th first set - or served for the set - and then lost the other sets). But at the same time, he's already a very dangerous player when he's on (he had a record of 17 winning streak matches in challengers last year - he'd jumped 200 positions on ATP rankings). So certainlly I'm giving him all the credits he deserves and I really hope he finally gets into top 50 this semester. He's changed his coach last december (a decision that was, once again, criticized by brazilian fans); so let's see what will happen ...
Xuxa Kuerten
Rookie
I was young! Not really the reason, though. It was a study abroad where we were very closely watched. Very annoying.
*hangs head* You're right. I guess I'm guilty and deserving of punishment.
I apologize, but I'm not really that fond of Coronas. Can we negotiate for something else?
*flashes back to a memorable and very hedonistic strip beer + ping pong tourny*
I've had a Capeta since my Brasil days. I'm sure it would be better there.
No Salvador. We were in the Rio area for two weeks. I was there for five and half weeks total.
Unfortunately, I had no say in where I got to go. On the plus side, we're planning a Peru/Brasil trip this winter.
Ferrero/Montanes and Cuevas/Hernandez on court right now.
Cuvevas is going down!
Well, I would suggest you to try our cachaça/pinga if you comeback, specially if you go to Fortaleza (Ceará). To go to Brazil and not drink it is like to go Argentina and not eat their alfajors!
Xuxa Kuerten
Rookie
Ferrero lost the first set to Montañez (6x7)
Now leads 4x0 (!) on second set.
Now leads 4x0 (!) on second set.
oscar_2424
Legend
watch out with the spanish translation of pinga
oscar_2424
Legend
make it 5/0 vamos JC. Gil wins the second set
oscar_2424
Legend
and Cuevitas wins the second set also
Xuxa Kuerten
Rookie
watch out with the spanish translation of pinga
Hahahahaha ... I didn't know that. Please don't get me wrong. This is pinga/cachaça here:
Caipirinha is made with pinga. Caipiroska is made with vodka (also very good). Pinga com mel (Pinga with honey) is also very good.
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Ferrero won 6x2!
oscar_2424
Legend
yea i know that too, but like if u say in per "give me pinga" it really bad hehehe
oscar_2424
Legend
Vou te pegar
Essa é a galera do avião
Se liga, agora, nessa nova onda
Somos piratas os reis da embarcação
my favorite song back in the day ONda onda
Essa é a galera do avião
Se liga, agora, nessa nova onda
Somos piratas os reis da embarcação
my favorite song back in the day ONda onda
oscar_2424
Legend
Gil'match was suspended due to darkness!
oscar_2424
Legend
oscar_2424
Legend
Ferrero and Cuevitas win in 3 lets get some caipirinhas!!!!!!!!!
Xuxa Kuerten
Rookie
LMAO!!! Oh, I've danced this and other songs so many times during my high school graduation trip to Porto Seguro (Bahia) in 2002!
Wow, that's classy too! But nowadays the most popular music genre here is Funk (very very different from the original from US of de '70s - this one is mostly developed on Rio de Janeiro's slums). The 2008 hit was this song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1K1DeGCY1ZU (It comes to show that it has a much more explicit appeal to sexuality when compared to Axé songs from É o Tchan and other bands).
oscar_2424
Legend
yea, the music from Bahia was really big in peru in the late 90's they are oldies now
Frodo Baggins
Semi-Pro
Jumps Behind Oscar* An Scares him An Makes him drop his drink!!!* careful Love game grrr!!!!
careful Love game grrr!!!!
oscar_2424
Legend
ok there... time for me to go hit some tennis balls, see u guys later.
seffina
G.O.A.T.
Hope you play well, oscar! It's raining cats and dogs here.
oscar_2424
Legend
duh, i always play well people call me the legend.
people call me the legend.
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Deleted member 21996
Guest
Gil moves on to the second round, where he will face Marcel...
that should be funny...
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Deleted member 21996
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Deleted member 21996
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Just noticed: Rui Machado is in the draw too.. in the second round
fyi: Rui is team mate with Gil and is on of Marcel Granollers best friends..
fyi: Rui is team mate with Gil and is on of Marcel Granollers best friends..
Xuxa Kuerten
Rookie
os "funkeiro" botando prá quebra?
ps: not my cup of tea really...
Hehehe ... Are U from Portugal?
Actually I'm not a great fan either (though I'm very eclectic musically speaking), but was only 16/17 yo at the time, so I think I should be forgiven ... :lol:
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Deleted member 21996
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sim, sou!
yep you should.. at 16 i was listening to vanilla ice
now look at my avatar: Henrik Gorecki... one of the greatest classical music composers..
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Xuxa Kuerten
Rookie
sim, sou!
yep you sould.. at 16 i was listening to vanilla ice
now look at my avatar: Henrik Gorecki... one of the greatest classical music composers..
Oh, very nice! My father is portuguese. I hope to study at Coimbra someday.
You have now a very talented young girl (I guess she's 15 yo) on WTA tour. I think she'll be a top player very soon!
I love classical music, 'though I don't have a deep knowledge about it. My favourites guys are all from romantism: Verdi, Wagner and brazilian Carlos Gomes. TBH, Rock and Roll is where I feel more comfortable ... :lol:
IvanAndreevich
Legend
I like this Bellucci guy. Nice lefty FH, great mentality.
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Deleted member 21996
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what major are you having? there are now better choices academicaly speaking... but the romantism of coimbra still remains.
im not just into Classical... in fact im more into electro-jazz and independent dance music (much like Zuco 103, Suba, Bebel Gilberto) and lets not forget the amazing Mangue Beat movement...
ps: and obviously... Tom & Vinicius...
Leublu tennis
Legend
Funny? I am really big on Granollers.
Xuxa Kuerten
Rookie
Mangue Beat is awesome! They've revolutionized the way brazilian songs were made. Tremendous sintony between politic poetry and dense rhythm. Sadly Chico Science died so prematurely ... Tom & Vinicius are "GOAT" contenders ... :lol: Just brilliant.
I've recently undergraduated in International Relations here at University of São Paulo. I've great affinity with an sociological understanding of the matter, and I've read many books written by Boaventura Santos. So one of my projects is/was to do my graduation/PhD at Centro de Estudos Sociais there in Coimbra. But right now I'm kinda stalled ...:neutral:
