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Guest Post: Brazil Loves the Habs too!

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As we know, fans of the Montreal Canadiens can be found in numbers in every NHL city in the league.  What may be a little more surprising is that Habs fans around the world passionately cheer for le bleu, blanc et rouge.

Ana Elisa has agreed to share her story (in English and Portuguese) about being a Canadiens’ fan in Brazil.  Like many, she learned about the Habs through the music of Montreal’s own, “Simple Plan.”

Guest post by Ana Elisa

Hello from Brazil!

My name is Ana Elisa, but everyone calls me Ana or Aninha. I am Brazilian, and working in the IT area. I finished high school and I’m preparing for exams for college. I live with my parents, and my younger sister. We are a typical Brazilian family.

When I’m not working or studying, I like to surf the web, talk with friends, go out a little bit, visit family members in other cities, write, and other things! I am passionate about international TV series: Law and Order, CSI, Cold Case, Friends (my favorite series), The Big Bang Theory (i love nerds, haha), among others.

I love to play sports but left about four years ago. I like to play to have fun and not as a competition. I skated when I was seven years with a childhood friend. But nothing “wow”. And skates too!

Unfortunately, I have never seen snow; only on TV. As Brazil is a tropical country, it is almost impossible to have snow here, only sometimes on hills and in the far south. But nothing compared to the Canadian cold.

My passion for Canada, came when I was ten. I was in fifth grade, and that same year, were the Pan American Games in Winnipeg. My physical education teacher, asked for all students to do research on the games, athletes, the country… everything related to Canada.

I was very excited about this work, and I think it was one of the best I’ve done so far! About Canada, I love the architecture, the bands, and beautiful places it has. And cold. I LOVE cold.

My friends say to me that I should live in Canada or Russia, and not Brazil. It’s difficult to make a list of what I really like, but the country enchants me somehow. I dream to one day live there or know some cities there. But first I need to graduate from college so I can accomplish such a feat.

As I said I like Canadian music, but I especially like Simple Plan! I love all their music but my favorites are … “Meet You There”, “I’d do Anything”, “I’m Just A Kid”, “Perfect World”, “Everytime”, “Promise”, “Untitled”, “Time To Say Goodbye,” “Generation” , “Take My Hand,” “Running Of The Time” “Save You” … and all the others.

I heard the band first in 2005, when I saw them on TV. I remember having seen them on MTV Brazil, performing the debut video for “Shut Up”. I liked the music and video, and I got to know them from there. But I like other Canadian bands too, like Downline, John Nathaniel, Alanis Morissete, Nickelback…

I had an interest in hockey and got a taste in childhood. When I watched the American movies, some of them had hockey games. In Brazil, the most popular game is traditional football, mainly because of Pele, Ronaldo, and Kaka.

But I don’t really like football. I prefer volleyball and handball, although I know some rules of football. My Dad loves football and always tries to teach me the rules, but I don’t learn too much and have no desire. I’ve watched a few times the hockey games on TV during the Winter Olympics. And next year, I’ll watch Olympic hockey again, on TV, of course.

I knew the Habs, because of a picture, where the members of Simple Plan, were holding a Montreal Canadiens shirt. But a greater interest in the Habs came a few months ago when I created my account on Twitter. I began talking to some Habs fans including @All_Habs!

I started to watch the games on the official website and read the tweets. Unfortunately, in Brazil, there aren’t TV channels showing games, so I get information from websites. So far, I don’t know the name of all players, only then I will have a favorite player. I only remember the name of Lapierre, but I think it’s because of Pierre Bouvier of Simple Plan. Lapierre … Pierre, it was easier to learn!

Through Twitter, I also talk to other Brazilians who like the Habs, such as Giorgia, Gabriel (he is my best friend), Stephanie, and my friends, Nicole and Anny. And they all like to one day be able to watch a Habs game at Centre Bell, like me.

We don’t have any Habs clothes yet; no shirt, cap … nothing. But we love the Habs anyway.

‘Go Habs Go’ from your fans in Brazil!

Olá!

Meu nome é Ana Elisa, mas todo mundo me chama somente de Ana ou Aninha. Sou brasileira, tenho 21 anos e trabalho na área de informática. Terminei o colegial e estou me preparando para as provas para a faculdade. Eu moro com meus pais, e minha irmã mais nova. Somos uma família bem única, e tipicamente brasileira.

Quando não estou trabalhando ou estudando, gosto de navegar na internet, conversar com meus amigos, sair um pouco, visitar minha família que moram em outras cidades, escrever e outras coisas que eu não lembro agora! Eu sou apaixonada por séries internacionais: Lei e Ordem, CSI, Cold Case, Friends (minha série favorita até hoje), The Big Bang Theory (i love nerds, haha), entre outras.

Praticar esportes? Bem, abandonei os esportes faz uns quatro anos, mas adoro jogar, mesmo não sabendo muito. Gosto de jogar pra me divertir e não como em uma competição.
Eu andava de skate quando eu tinha sete anos com um amigo de infância. Mas nada “WOW”. E de patins também!

Infelizmente, eu nunca vi neve. Somente pela tv. Brasil, país tropical, praticamente impossível ter neve por aqui, apesar de ter, em montes e no extremo sul do país. Mas nada comparado ao frio canadense.

Minha paixão pelo Canadá, surgiu quando eu tinha dez anos. Eu estava na quinta série, e nesse mesmo ano, teria os Jogos Pan Americanos em Winnipeg. Minha professora de educação física, pediu para todos os alunos, pesquisassem sobre os jogos, atletas, o país, enfim…tudo que se relacionasse ao Canadá. E eu fiquei muito animada com esse trabalho, e acho que foi um dos melhores que já fiz até hoje! Sobre o Canadá, eu gosto muito da arquitetura, das bandas, do lugares lindos que tem. Difícil fazer uma lista do que eu realmente gosto, mas o país me encanta de alguma forma. Sonho um dia, morar ou pelo menos conhecer algumas cidades daí. Mas primeiro preciso me formar na faculdade pra poder realizar tal feito.

Sim, eu gosto de Simple Plan! Eu amo todas as músicas, mas as minhas favoritas são… “Meet You There”, “I’d do Anything”, “I’m Just A Kid”, “Perfect World”, “Everytime”, “Promise”, “Untitled”, “Time To Say Goodbye”, “Generation”, “Take My Hand”, “Running Of The Time” “Save You”… e todas as outras. Eu escuto a banda desde 2005, quando eu os vi pela primeira vez na tv. Lembro de ter assistido eles em um programa da MTV Brasil, na estreia do clipe “Shut Up”. Gostei da música e do clipe, e passei a conhecê-los a partir daí.

Sobre o hóquei… gosto desde criança. Quando eu assistia aos filmes americanos, e em alguns deles tinham jogos de hóquei. No Brasil o jogo mais tradicional é o futebol, principalmente por causa do Pelé, Ronaldo, Kaká. Mas eu não gosto muito de futebol, prefiro voley e handball, apesar de eu saber algumas regras do futebol. Meu pai ama futebol e sempre tenta me ensinar alguma regra, mas eu nunca aprendo muito e também não tenho vontade. Eu já assisti algumas vezes os jogos de hockey pela tv, durante os Jogos Olímpicos de Inverno. E no próximo ano, eu vou assistir de novo, pela tv, é claro.

Conheci o Habs, por causa de uma foto, onde os integrantes do Simple Plan, seguravam uma camiseta com os nomes deles. Mas o interesse mesmo pelo Habs, surgiu alguns meses atrás, quando eu criei a minha conta no twitter e alguns torcedores do Habs, começaram a me seguir, por exemplo, @All_Habs!

Comecei a acompanhar os jogos pelo site oficial do time e ler os tweets. Infelizmente no Brasil, não há canais de tv que passem os jogos, então eu me informo pelo sites. Até agora, eu não sei o nome de todos os jogadores, então não tenho um jogador preferido. Eu só lembro do nome do Lapierre, mas acho que é por causa do Pierre Bouvier do Simple Plan. Lapierre… Pierre, foi mais fácil de aprender!

Através do twitter, também conheci outros brasileiros que gostam do Habs, como a Giorgia, o Gabriel (ele é meu melhor amigo), a Stephanie, e minhas amigas Nicole e Anny. E todos eles gostariam de um dia poder assistir à um jogo do Habs no Centre Bell, assim como eu.

Nós não temos nenhuma camiseta, boné… absolutamente nada. Mas adoramos o Habs mesmo assim.

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7 COMMENTS

  1. Wow, Aninha is here!
    This article is just amazing! Brazil really loves Habs. I'm totally sure about it.
    Lots of love from Brazil, xoxo.

  2. I think the post is amazing. Habs has a looooot of fans in Brazil, we always try to support Habs as much as we can :)

  3. It's quite amazing to think that we have friends in the most unlikely places. It's awesome to find a group of Habs fans in Brazil!

    Makes me want to visit Brazil that much more!

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