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No offense to everyone on here, but there aren't many better places to live in the world than Rio de Janeiro if you have money.

Amazing weather, amazing women, great soccer tradition, and the best league in the Americas.

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"Obviously, I want to make a living (in soccer), to say the least," he said. "There's so much you can accomplish in the soccer world, and right now I'm focused on having a good season with the Red Bulls. Ultimately, our goal is to win the MLS Cup, and I see no reason why we can't." - #4 Tyler Adams


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No offense to everyone on here, but there aren't many better places to live in the world than Rio de Janeiro if you have money.

Amazing weather, amazing women, great soccer tradition, and the best league in the Americas.

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No offense to everyone on here, but there aren't many better places to live in the world than Rio de Janeiro if you have money.

Amazing weather, amazing women, great soccer tradition, and the best league in the Americas.

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Yea.... ok. If you have money, you can avoid those things. Gated communities are the norm in Rio... There are areas of Rio designed to look like suburbs of the United States.

Is Rio any more dangerous than Mexico City? Come on now.

To be fair, most people I've talked to say the biggest draw of the United States is safety. People feel safe here.

"Obviously, I want to make a living (in soccer), to say the least," he said. "There's so much you can accomplish in the soccer world, and right now I'm focused on having a good season with the Red Bulls. Ultimately, our goal is to win the MLS Cup, and I see no reason why we can't." - #4 Tyler Adams


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is that Dane Richards holding the gun

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Yea.... ok. If you have money, you can avoid those things. Gated communities are the norm in Rio... There are areas of Rio designed to look like suburbs of the United States.

Is Rio any more dangerous than Mexico City? Come on now.

To be fair, most people I've talked to say the biggest draw of the United States is safety. People feel safe here.

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Is Rio any more dangerous than Mexico City? Come on now.

It was.. Now, it's a toss up.


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My fiancee is brasilian and i just got back from Rio less than 2 weeks ago. It is a pretty fantastic city, Flamengo does have Ronaldhino... and I would consider it an option. But, the problem in that leauge is the travel is not very "comfortable" You go around a country that is the size of the US with less developed transportation....



And its far for Marquez... I dont know what his priorities are.. but Rio is nice =)

I love america too though! Proud Gringo!

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best league in the americas? id take argentina in that regards any day. and, buenos aires > rio.

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best league in the americas? id take argentina in that regards any day. and, buenos aires > rio.



BA certainly is a better city in terms of cosmopolitain lifestyle and safety (I found BA to be like any typical major western city). But Rio does have some sick beaches. Over all, i'd agree that BA is the jewel of South America as far as best cities.
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i would argue the contrary... Argentina is not even a 1st world country anymore. Brazil is athriving nation with a booming economic state. Buenos Aires and Argentina as a whole is a failing nation. As for league.....you are way off base if you think Argentina has more talent than Brazilian leauge.... Their are a ton of Argentina players that come over to BR to play. This is coming from a person that has been to both. My lady is from Santos though. Final vs barca sunday =)

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No offense to everyone on here, but there aren't many better places to live in the world than Rio de Janeiro if you have money.

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can i add a shut up jay? oh yeah and a "fire endres".
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i would argue the contrary... Argentina is not even a 1st world country anymore. Brazil is athriving nation with a booming economic state. Buenos Aires and Argentina as a whole is a failing nation. As for league.....you are way off base if you think Argentina has more talent than Brazilian leauge.... Their are a ton of Argentina players that come over to BR to play. This is coming from a person that has been to both. My lady is from Santos though. Final vs barca sunday =)


i definitely agree that argentina is suffering and the economy and the country hasnt been the same since the economic crash in the early 00s. i went to argentina last summer and everybody down there told me they dont think the country will ever be the same. but the brazilian league is only full of talent because like the european leagues, they have deep wallets. but how many brazilians have gone to argentina and done well recently? the only one i can think of is silas from san lorenzo in the mid 90s. d'allesandro, walter montillo, dario conca, and tevez have all gone to brazil and pretty much dominated. but i will agree that the argentinean teams have to do better in copa sudamericana and libertadores.

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How many Brazillians are actually going to Argentina to play club football?

5+ years ago, Argentina was a thriving league. Times have changed... the Campeonato is much deeper.

Teams like Corinthians, Flamengo, Vasco, Inter, Fluminense, Botafogo, Figurense, and Santos all have strong squads with players from not only Brazil, but from other countries in South America.

Sack's analysis is pretty good. Buenos Aires has the design and feel of a large European city. You can walk from neighborhood to neighborhood if you fancy that.

In Rio, that's much harder to do as the rich meets poor neighborhoods are essentially seemless. There are certain areas one needs to avoid... unfortunately that is the truth. With that said, I'd put up Leblon and Barra da Tijuca with any neighborhood in Buenos Aires. Barra da Tijuca is high rise after high rise of condominiums with malls so large they would make New Yorkers jealous. That's the area the Olympic Village will be located in 2016.

Don't get me wrong, Buenos Aires is a great city. One of the best places I have ever had the experience to go to. But... there is something magical about Rio. Maybe it's the great weather or the out of this world geography, but when you are in Rio, you feel like you are somewhere truly special to the world. The kind of feeling you may get at experiencing Times Square for the first time or being on the roof of the Empire State Building.


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"Obviously, I want to make a living (in soccer), to say the least," he said. "There's so much you can accomplish in the soccer world, and right now I'm focused on having a good season with the Red Bulls. Ultimately, our goal is to win the MLS Cup, and I see no reason why we can't." - #4 Tyler Adams





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