It is not original mine, but it was on Yahoo today and I thought it just perfect to be translated. It would be ten original items from Brazil.
I will translate them all... and post one by one. Some are funny and others are just born by the pure necessity of a moment...
First One - A bit obvious... but: FUTVOLEI or FOOTVOLEY
Inveted by Otávio Moraes - 1965: The architect and sportsman was looking for a solution to escape the police ban play soccer on the beaches, and thus he decided to play on a volleyball court with net and fenced grounds , which was allowed.
Some friends accompanied Tata,his nickname, Then came the first rules of the new sport. One of them said to give the service the player should catch the ball with his hand and kick it to the opponent. Since then, this sport has gained the country's beaches, and fans around the world and official championships.
More informations:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Footvolley
Original publish in Portuguese at:
http://br.noticias.yahoo.com/fotos/as-dez-inven%C3%A7%C3%B5es-brasileiras-1314379537-slideshow/#crsl=%252Ffotos%252Fas-dez-inven%25C3%25A7%25C3%25B5es-brasileiras-1314379537-slideshow%252Ffutevolei-photo-1314379102.htm
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