Although basketball and baseball are gaining popularity, for most Brazilians, the only sport is soccer. Soccer is a religion for Brazilians, with legends like Pele and current stars like Romario leading the country to eight World Cups. Other pastimes are television and the radio. There are roughly 140 different television channels in Brazil and 30 million TV sets, half the number of radio sets. Movies, both blockbusters and dramas, are big hits at the box office here.
Soap operas are also a large export here, with many viewed in Europe and Asia.
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