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World Cup 2014 in Brazil officially inaugurated with ceremonial show and... J. Lo !



By Frans van Hees | www.AboutBrasil.com | Week 24, June 2014

Sao Paulo — Today,

World Cup Soccer 2014 in Brazil

in Brazil was officially opened in

Arena Corinthians

in

Sao Paulo

.

Opening ceremony, World Cup 2014, Brazil   At 3.15 pm local time, a colorful ceremony inaugurated the
twentieth global World Cup final tournament in the history of soccer
. In the show, about 600 dancers and acrobats portrayed the three treasures of Brazilian culture: nature, people and soccer.

In front of sixty thousand spectators rapper Pitbull and singers
Jennifer Lopez
and Claudia Leitte brought the ceremonial hullabaloo to an end with their official World Cup song 'We Are One'.

After the ceremony the opening match of World Cup 2014 will be played between host country Brazil and Croatia.

  Opening ceremony, World Cup 2014, Brazil    
 
 
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