Parties are popular in Brazil for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.

The World Cup is an international soccer tournament organised by FIFA. This tournament will be held in the African continent for the first time ever and South África will be the host nation. The tournament takes place every four years. The previous tournament was held in Germany in 2006, and the next tournament will held in Brazil in 2014.

The Brazilian people have started preparing for the celebration of the 2010 World Cup held in South Africa. Each home is decorated with Brazilian flags and with Brazilian’s yellow and green colours. People buy “vuvuzelas” and yellow tee shirts. Children and adults also collect stickers to complete a FIFA World Cup Stickers Album. Employers, public and private schools and universities, liberate their employees and students to watch Brazil's matches. Families gather in front of the television screen.

In June there are the celebrations of three popular Saints in Brazil: St. Anthony, on June 13th, St.John, on 24th, and St.Peter, on the 29th. Because they always happen in June, this period is called “Festas Juninas” (Feasts of June) in Portuguese. The feasts have some typical characteristics: music, food, dances, decorations, games and costumes. In the big cities it’s common for the June parties to be organised by schools, clubs, associations, churches and companies.

With the celebrations occurring in June, they will share the same time with the World Cup. In Rio Grande do Sul people eat popcorn and “pinhão” (pine nuts) during the match. To drink, there is “quentão”( the name means “very hot”), a drink prepared with boiled red wine, sugar, clove, cinnamon and ginger. The children have juices.

Brazil is sure to win because soccer here is a national passion, principally in the World Cup. The 2010 victory will place Brazil as owners of the sixth World Cup title.