End of the 'copa'

The World Cup is over.

From now on, I`ll be able to spent my weekend without the Globo-TV turned on.
And Globo will have to think about their program again. Because now they will have a lot of free time due to a lack of soccer games.

Some of you asked me, how Brazil coped with leaving the copa on such an early stage. Well, there were different strategies.
1) The denial strategy: everything is just left as before. Probably until 2010 when they try again?
2) The self-lamenting and explaining, which is not really visible, but makes part of every conversation I have had with Brazilian men in the meantime (bartenders, hotel-stuff, busdrivers, etc...)
3) The 'vingança' strategy. Check the photo for an impression. In the streets of Salvador they hang a doll with strong resemblance to Ronaldinho Gaucho. It's now pending above the street. Cute!