Vivo released a seven minute commercial starring Pelé for the World Cup, and they also put together a nice behind the scenes video about the making of the epic commercial. Have a look and try to answer the questions.
Questions
1. Where was the commercial filmed?
2. How many people were involved in the production each day?
3. How does Pelé describes the experience as (the first word he uses)?
Pelé, also known as O Rei, or the King, is very busy during the World Cup, even though he hasn’t played soccer for years. He now serves as an unofficial ambassador for Brazil, and as in any soccer-loving country, he is always welcomed with open arms.
In South Africa, he attended an exhibition with works of art he helped create:
Plus, around the World Cup time, he gets more endorsements than ever:
Sadly, though, he’s not immune to petty, silly talk, be it from the Chinese media or from the competition:
Hey everyone. The World Cup is going on and Brazilians are just crazy about it, at least most of us. Check out this video I made about how my city (Montes Claros – Minas Gerais) is turning green and yellow and also some reactions to Brazil’s first game.
Is this different from your country?
Today Brazil takes on North Korea in both teams’ first matches in the 2010 World Cup hosted by South Africa! And here in Brazil, everyone’s breathing World Cup season, especially sponsors and anyone who can make any money with “World Cup” specials. And as usual, Nike has a pretty interesting campaign going on. They’re putting together a documentary in honor of Jorge Ben’s song, “Ponta de Lança Africano (Umbabarauma)”(1976). Which is a song about an African point man, but in reality speaks to any Brazilian who’s ever played pick up soccer in the middle of a dusty street. This song practically predicted the world cup in South Africa over 30 years later perfectly mixing African and Brazilian and European beats.
Here’s a video from the 80′s (i.e., the image isn’t that great) produced by David Byrne and which alludes to everything that is Umbabarauma 
And here’s the Nike remake with Jorge Ben Jor, Mano Brow and a number of other great Brazilian artists:
| Umbabarauma homen gol | Umbabarauma goal man |
| Umbabarauma homen gol | Umbabarauma goal man |
| Joga bola joga bola jogador | Play ball play ball ball player |
| Joga bola quero jogar bola jogador | Play ball I want to play ball ball player |
| Pula, pula, cai, levanta, sobe e desce | Jump, jump, fall, get up, go up and get down |
| Corre, chuta, abre espaco, vibra e agradece | Run, kick, find a hole, thrill and give thanks |
| Olha que a cidade toda ficou vazia | See how the whole city empties out |
| Nessa tarde bonita pra te ver jogar | On this beautiful afternoon to watch you play |
| Joga bola jogador | Play ball ball player |
| Joga bola corocondo | Play ball corocondo |
| Favela Pelada Favela Pelada | Slum Street Soccer Slum Street Soccer |
| Futebol Futebol Futebol Futebol… | Soccer Soccer Soccer Soccer… |
| *Eis ai a historia de Umbabarauma | *This is the story of Umbabarauma |
| Um ponta de lanca Africano | An African point man |
| Um ponta de lanca decidido | A point man whose mind is made up |
| Umbabarauma* | Umbabarauma* |
Today we’re going to do a little listening comprehension exercise using a short report from BBC Brasil (which by the way, is a fantastic resource for Portuguese students).
Questions
1. Where is the healer from?
2. What does the healer foresee about the World Cup, and how did he find out?
3. How many people has the healer treated?
4. Why doesn’t the healer want to help his country’s team?
5. Based on the context, what do you think “desempenho” means?
