Tourists and locals began to mingle, early on, at the FIFA Fan Fest space, at Posto 5 on Copacabana Beach, in the south zone of Rio. In the other matches of the Brazilian team, this was one of the busiest places for fans in this Qatar Cup and today (9) when Brazil plays against Croatia, in the quarter-final stage, the expectation is no different and not even the heat should prevent animation. According to Alerta Rio, throughout this Friday, the weather in the city of Rio de Janeiro will be influenced by a high pressure system. “The forecast is for mostly partly cloudy skies and no rain forecast. The winds will have weak to moderate intensity and temperatures will be rising compared to the previous day, with a minimum of 16°C and a maximum of 32°C,” he said. The game starts at 12 o’clock and the crowd is huge for Brazil to win a spot in the semifinals of the Qatar Cup. There is no shortage of bets. “ May it be an exciting game and may Brazil win. 2×1, one by Richarlison, the pigeon, and Raphinha, because I’m rooting for him to score. He deserves it”, said Physical Education teacher from Pará, Kellen Aleixo. She lives in Sao Paulo. Came to Rio to watch this game around here and to participate in a celebration with friends. Kellen has lived in Rio and misses the city. “With nostalgia, I still haven’t adapted to São Paulo. I’m sure that today will be full of joy and a lot of positive energy”, she said. Cousins from Rio de Janeiro Creusa and Márcia Queirós live in Campo Grande, in the west zone of Rio, but they decided to watch the game at FIFA Fan Fest to feel the atmosphere with more fans. The other matches they watched at home. “ It will be 3×2, because I made a lottery and I want to win. I don’t know who will score the goals. They all deserve to score. Let’s see”, said school secretary Creusa. Seamstress Márcia hopes that the score will be 3-1 for Brazil. “ Richarlison and Neymar. I’m really rooting for Richarlison to make at least two. The kid is good and Neymar, not to lose his grace, can do one ”, she commented, adding that if Brazil wins even today, the excitement of Brazilian fans will increase. Policing The Military Police of Rio de Janeiro prepared a security scheme for fans that, in addition to police teams, includes a special technological apparatus. Around 300 military police will be on the Copacabana waterfront, assisted by the PMERJ DIGITAL project and the drone action of the Aeromóvel Group (GAM). According to the Military Police, the use of drones in the games of the Brazilian team, which has helped in policing around the Fan Fest and on the sand strip, has achieved excellent results. In the first phase of the World Cup, the military police carried out eight arrests and two apprehensions of teenagers, almost all for theft and robbery. In the first three games, 54 people were stopped by the police. The PMERJ DIGITAL project integrates the Electronic Fencing system to teams that use individual monitoring cameras on the streets. The teams are made up of police officers from the 19th BPM (Copacabana), the Policing Battalion in Tourist Areas (BPTur), the Dog Action Battalion (BAC), the Shock Police Battalion (BPChq) and the Airmobile Group (GAM). . Traffic The Traffic Engineering Company of Rio de Janeiro (CET-Rio) has set up a scheme for this Friday, which will run from 11 am, in the vicinity of the Fan Fest, if necessary, the ban on Avenida Atlântica, on the lane next to the waterfront, in the section between Rua Figueiredo de Magalhães and Avenida Princesa Isabel.
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