Baseball (or beisbol) in Brazil


	Baseball (or beisbol) in Brazil

brazilnut72

6-25-2007 1:42 PM

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brazil, brasil, baseball

brazilnut72 says:

It will be interesting to see if this takes off--and how the Brazilian culture will "flavor" the sport.

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