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  • Adam Silver on NBA expansion to Brazil

    The NBA commissioner said no even though basketball is very popular in Brazil. "It would be nice, but with everyone having cell phones they can watch games anytime they want so it's really not necessary". Are you listening NFL????
    "Hey Giants, who's your Daddy?"

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    Originally posted by Eagle60 View Post
    The NBA commissioner said no even though basketball is very popular in Brazil. "It would be nice, but with everyone having cell phones they can watch games anytime they want so it's really not necessary". Are you listening NFL????
    Translation - Brazil's standard of living isn't high enough to attract a strong season ticket base, so we wouldn't make enough money there to offset the negative of extra travel.

    On a related side note, on a gross basis irrespective of population, based on an article I read maybe a year ago, I think Brazil has the second-highest number of NFL fans outside the U.S. of any country in the world, behind Mexico. Canada (#1) and Mexico (a close #2) have by far the highest number of NFL fans on a per capita basis outside the U.S. However, if I correctly remember what I read in that same article, on a per capita basis Brazil is comparable and possibly higher than a handful of European countries, like the United Kingdom and Germany, where the NFL is currently or in the past has focused international growth efforts.

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    • #3
      Originally posted by CHIP72 View Post
      Translation - Brazil's standard of living isn't high enough to attract a strong season ticket base, so we wouldn't make enough money there to offset the negative of extra travel.

      On a related side note, on a gross basis irrespective of population, based on an article I read maybe a year ago, I think Brazil has the second-highest number of NFL fans outside the U.S. of any country in the world, behind Mexico. Canada (#1) and Mexico (a close #2) have by far the highest number of NFL fans on a per capita basis outside the U.S. However, if I correctly remember what I read in that same article, on a per capita basis Brazil is comparable and possibly higher than a handful of European countries, like the United Kingdom and Germany, where the NFL is currently or in the past has focused international growth efforts.
      I don't think that's it Chip, but of course it's all about money. I think he meant that they sell plenty of stuff there anyway. I think there's still plenty of rich businesses in Brazil to support a franchise, but of course I'm not certain. I don't know a single person who has paid for a Celtic ticket in the last 20 years because the prices are beyond ridiculous. Who the hell is going to take his family to a game for $1500 or $2000? All the tickets are corporate owned. It's ridiculous but that's what's going on.
      "Hey Giants, who's your Daddy?"

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      • #4
        Incidentally, I found the article I read; it was published in early 2015. Brazil actually has a higher number of NFL fans per capita than the U.K., Germany, or Spain. On the other hand, Brazil has fewer fans per capita than not only Canada and Mexico, but also Australia, South Korea, and Saudi Arabia. All of the aforementioned countries rank in the top 10 for the total number of NFL fans outside the U.S.

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        • #5
          Originally posted by CHIP72 View Post
          Incidentally, I found the article I read; it was published in early 2015. Brazil actually has a higher number of NFL fans per capita than the U.K., Germany, or Spain. On the other hand, Brazil has fewer fans per capita than not only Canada and Mexico, but also Australia, South Korea, and Saudi Arabia. All of the aforementioned countries rank in the top 10 for the total number of NFL fans outside the U.S.
          When I think of Brazil I think of anacondas.
          "Hey Giants, who's your Daddy?"

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          • #6
            I think of nuts.
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            • #7
              Originally posted by FRESH View Post
              I think of nuts.
              I know that I'd rather meet up with a nut.
              "Hey Giants, who's your Daddy?"

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              • #8
                Originally posted by FRESH View Post
                I think of nuts.
                I think of Almond Joy.

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                • #9
                  I think of that chick in an old world cup avatar--sf I think
                  Wait until next year is a terrible philosophy
                  Hope is not a strategy
                  RIP

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                  • #10
                    Anybody know what they call Brazil nuts in Virginia and other southern states? And if you do, do you dare say it? My mom does!!!
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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by FRESH View Post
                      Anybody know what they call Brazil nuts in Virginia and other southern states? And if you do, do you dare say it? My mom does!!!
                      Yeah, my Mom did too! I'm not even sure that she knew what she was saying though lol!
                      "Hey Giants, who's your Daddy?"

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                      • #12
                        Nope, just rolled off the tongue with no thought of it. Crazy.
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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by FRESH View Post
                          Nope, just rolled off the tongue with no thought of it. Crazy.
                          For years I really thought that's what their name was!
                          "Hey Giants, who's your Daddy?"

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by FRESH View Post
                            Anybody know what they call Brazil nuts in Virginia and other southern states? And if you do, do you dare say it? My mom does!!!
                            My grandmother did too..BLANK-toes..lovely name

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                            • #15
                              Well, I'm glad that I'm not the only one. Being from southwestern virginia, my family had that southern color and culture. Different time as well as my parents were born in the late 30s . My spending my teen and twenties years in the DC area in the 80s and 90s ..... totally different environment than what they grew up in. My parents....my sweet dear old mother in particilar......had a variety of phrases that she used on a regular basis that you just don't use in modern American culture. Amazing the difference a generation makes.
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