BRAZILIAN BAURU

BRAZILIANS JUMP IN OCEAN
Joyous Brazilians jumped in the ocean, threw beer in the air and launched fireworks after their football team took a step closer to a dream World Cup final.
From Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana beach to packed bars in Sao Paulo and the capital Brasilia, Brazilians leaped and kissed each other after the 2-1 quarterfinal victory over Colombia, setting up a semifinal against Germany.
"I think Brazil are playing better every game. They'll win the cup. This Selecao has a lot of heart," said Vinicius Morais, an 18-year-old street vendor at the official Fan Fest attended by 25,000 people in Copacabana.
About 100 fans jumped straight into the sea, most fully clothed, after the final whistle, as smoke from dozens of flares filled the air while others sang "I'm Brazilian."
Another 25,000 people were at the Fan Fest in downtown Sao Paulo, where people celebrated by jumping in the air, kissing and hugging.
"I suffered a lot during the game but less than against Chile," said Erick Silva, 28, an urban planning analyst, referring to the penalty shootout thriller in the last-16 round.
"We are going to win the cup against Argentina in the final," he said, hoping for a clash of titans between the South American historic rivals.

PENSIONER LOSES FINAL TICKET
A Brazilian pensioner who was unable to attend the 1950 World Cup trophy match in Rio and donated his carefully preserved ticket to FIFA's museum has now lost his ticket to the final.
Joedir Belmont, 85, had a ticket for Brazil's loss to Uruguay witnessed by 200,000 people at the Maracana owing to a family illness.
But he kept his ticket and donated it to FIFA's football museum, who responded by giving him two tickets for this year's final, secretary general Jerome Valcke handing them over personally.
Belmont had managed to obtain tickets for several games outside Rio for this year's tournament but not the final itself until football's world body intervened.
Now his dreams of seeing the denouement of the World Cup again may be dashed as he mislaid the tickets on the way home from last week's ceremony handing them over to him, O Estado de Sao Paulo newspaper reported Friday.
"I kept a ticket for 64 years; I lost the other inside six hours," the paper quoted Belmont as lamenting.
He said he had reported the loss and FIFA had advised him to wait to see if they show up or else they will re-issue the two tickets he was given and a third he was allowed to buy.

CHINESE CASH IN ON SUAREZ BITE
Chinese online stores are cheekily trying to cash in on Uruguay striker Luis Suarez's notorious bite of an opponent at the World Cup by selling bottle openers with his image.
Liverpool forward Suarez was given a four month ban from football for sinking his teeth into Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini during their final group match in Brazil last month.
Popular Chinese retail website Taobao has retailers offering bottle openers in a cartoon image of Suarez, looking angry with his mouth wide open, for 2.70 dollars.