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Baseball in Brazil? U.S. sports rise in the land of soccer

By Brian Winter SAO PAULO Thu Feb 13, 2014 4:00pm EST (Reuters) – Brazil is and always will be a soccer country, especially during a year in which it hosts the World Cup. Nevertheless, the major U.S. sports leagues for football, baseball and basketball are seeing unprecedented growth here as Brazilians become wealthier, more worldly and even frustrated with the shortcomings of their own national pastime. The newfound success of the U.S.’ National Football League […]