São Paulo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Humiliation, shame, sadness: Three words that summarize Brazilians’ feelings after their historic 1–7 defeat in the semifinal match against Germany on Tuesday. As Brazilians prepare for the third place play-off against the Netherlands on Saturday, the atmosphere in S
São Paulo, Asharq Al-Awsat—At a time when Brazilians are eating, sleeping and breathing football, an outsider might wonder where all this passion for the sport comes from. They will find some answers in São Paulo’s Football Museum. Located inside Paulo Machado de Carvalho stadium, widely known as Pa
São Paulo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Rua 25 de Março (March 25 Street) in São Paulo was settled by Arab migrants, mostly Syrian and Lebanese, at the end of the 19th century. Since then, the street has grown to resemble an Arab souq—in the middle of a Brazilian city. Today, the street’s Middle-Eastern fl
