The antinomy North - South has been integrated into our collective encyclopedia not merely as cardinal points that define a geographic location. In some cases belong to the north it's own power, dominance, control. So defined, for instance, the northern region of Italy, wealthy, industrialized guilt knowing his countrymen on the other end, lower productivity, and economic woes that occur in the country, Mario Benedetti proclaims in one of his poems "The South Also Exists", referring to the disparity prevailed by the above. Other times, the territorial position defines an ideology of thought
Will there be a place where these points of the compass converge? "There is one place where north and south in the world compete on equal terms: it is a football stadium Brazil, at the mouth of the Amazon River.
Ecuador The line bisects the stadium Z erão in Amapá, so that each team plays a tie mpo in the south and another time in the north ", respecting the nde Uruguayan writer Eduardo Galeano in his book "Upside Down." Not officer 's name is Milton de Souza stage Correa, known as Zerão , which means "Big Zero" (for the latitude of Ecuador), although at first it was called Ayrton Senna in honor of the late pilot to Formula 1 . was built in 1990 to house several clubs in the region, including Amapá Clube, and its capacity is set to five thousand fans. This is not a stage for everyone. Egocentric players would not feel ll H ow, then would not be the only ones who would be in the center of the world. much less for people allergic to ca m bio climate, become sick with the constant passage from summer to winter. Another detail so rpr meshed reveals that the northern part of it, the guide to swirls and flows through openings in the sense of clockwise, while in the southern sector liquid does in opposite direction.
The sports facility is located in Macapa, capital of Amapá, where coexist a little over 450 thousand inhabitants. This state is bordered by Guyana (French overseas territory), the Oc éano Atlantic and the Amazon River delta. For that reason, has the unfortunate characteristic of not having a land access from any other state. The only way to get there is by plane or boat. Such isolation attentive primarily against progress tourism in the region. The lack of roads and an expensive ticket value significantly reduced the activity. Thus, Macapá economy depends mainly on the production of chestnut do Pará, logging (much of territory is covered by jungle Zonic ma) and manganese.
Marco Zero
A c meters am po stands a game Metal monument alerting the exact division of the hemispheres. Was used as reference to draw the line midfield in the right place and so it corresponds with latitude ela Ecuador: zero.
Brazil is not only futebol
This city is not only known for being in the court have "the two hemispheres. Just minutes away, where it joins the Atlantic Ocean and the Amazon River, the violent shock of this water causes a series of waves of frightening dimensions called Pororoca -known as the world's largest. The extension of the waves can have hundreds of meters wide and five high, which move at a speed pendula between thirty and fifty miles per hour and can last several minutes. In fact, the world record for longest distance traveled on a surfboard is 10.1 km
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