World Cup 2014 | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/world-cup/RSS feed for World Cup 2014enFri, 11 Jul 2014 22:34:23 +0000 What Makes Soccer's Chants So Catchy?https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/what-makes-soccers-chants-so-catchy-180952019/Songs like "Olé, Olé, Olé" and "Seven Nation Army" are dominating soccer. Music experts weigh in on why that isFri, 11 Jul 2014 22:34:23 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/what-makes-soccers-chants-so-catchy-180952019/Who Invented the Yellow Card?https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/who-invented-yellow-card-180951915/Penalty cards are a surprisingly recent creation that were, perhaps unsurprisingly, inspired by traffic lightsTue, 08 Jul 2014 15:22:16 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/who-invented-yellow-card-180951915/Samba and Sway to These Brazilian Songs Compiled By Smithsonian Folkwayshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/samba-and-sway-to-these-brazilian-songs-culled-from-collections-smithsonian-folkways-180951901/Take a virtual tour through the country's diverse musical traditions Thu, 03 Jul 2014 15:36:21 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/samba-and-sway-to-these-brazilian-songs-culled-from-collections-smithsonian-folkways-180951901/You Know Rum—But What Is Cachaça?https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/you-know-rum-what-cachaca-180951700/Get to know Brazil's most popular alcohol Mon, 30 Jun 2014 20:49:58 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/you-know-rum-what-cachaca-180951700/This Terrifying Brazilian Island Has the Highest Concentration of Venomous Snakes Anywhere in the Worldhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/snake-infested-island-deadliest-place-brazil-180951782/Brazil's Ilha de Queimada Grande is the only home of one of the world's deadliest, and most endangered, snakesWed, 25 Jun 2014 14:56:37 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/snake-infested-island-deadliest-place-brazil-180951782/How Do Thousands of Clear Blue Lagoons End Up In These Brazilian Sand Dunes?https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/Lencois-maranhenses-brazil-thousands-clear-blue-lagoons-in-sand-dunes-180951756/Every year during the rainy season, Brazil's Lençóis Maranhenses National Park treats visitors to an amazing sightFri, 20 Jun 2014 14:13:49 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/Lencois-maranhenses-brazil-thousands-clear-blue-lagoons-in-sand-dunes-180951756/Some World Cup Teams Ban Sex Before Games, Even Though Science Says It May Help Performance on the Fieldhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/some-world-cup-teams-ban-sex-games-even-though-science-says-it-may-help-performance-field-180951792/Other teams, however, are all in favor of pre-game sex Thu, 19 Jun 2014 16:00:33 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/some-world-cup-teams-ban-sex-games-even-though-science-says-it-may-help-performance-field-180951792/Five Brazilian Dishes to Make for Your World Cup Watch Partyhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/five-brazilian-dishes-make-your-world-cup-watch-party-180951781/Native to five World Cup host cities, these foods will bring South America to your kitchenThu, 19 Jun 2014 13:01:01 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/five-brazilian-dishes-make-your-world-cup-watch-party-180951781/RoboCup: Building a Team of Robots That Will Beat The World Cup Champions https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/robocup-building-team-robots-will-beat-world-cup-champions-180951713/By 2050, robotic experts at the annual world robotic's championship hope to create a team of robots that can best the winning World Cup team Wed, 18 Jun 2014 13:01:01 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/robocup-building-team-robots-will-beat-world-cup-champions-180951713/Exploring Brazil Beyond the Stadiumshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/explore-brazil-beyond-stadiums-180951742/The World Cup games are happening all across the South American nation, but what else is there to see besides futbol?Fri, 13 Jun 2014 16:50:11 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/explore-brazil-beyond-stadiums-180951742/