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Some of them said on Friday in Sao Paulo that they were getting broke due to the high cost of living in that country.
The Brazilian currency, the Real, exchanges at two for $1.
One of the fans, Aina Bello, said that although he had visited several countries in the past to watch football, the high cost of living in Brazil was a big surprise.
“It’s true that social amenities are on ground here like in every other developed country, but the cost of feeding alone has almost emptied my pockets. With someone taking one or two meals a day paying 2Reals, which exchanges for $1, one is left with little or nothing for other expenses,” Mr. Bello said.
He said that with his pockets almost empty, he was not likely to be around for Nigeria’s next match with France.
Another soccer fan, Biliki Jinadu, said that she had dropped her initial plan of massive shopping.
“I never anticipated that the cost of living will be this high in Brazil. I may not buy all what I had planned to buy, I may not even be around for the next match,” Ms. Jinadu said.
A Nigerian based in Brazil, Haroon Adamu, said that the value of the Real was officially increased shortly before the World Cup.
“The exchange rate used to be 4Reals to one American dollar before the World Cup, but the Real was purposely shored up shortly before the World Cup. This may be, perhaps, for the Brazilian authorities to be able to recover most, if not all the money, it had already expended in preparing for the Mundial,” Mr. Adamu explained.
He advised foreigners in Brazil to use the metro instead of boarding taxi cabs as it was cheaper.
“A train fare, regardless of the distance, costs only 3Reals per trip while a cab ride costs 3Reals too, but the fare increases according to the distance,” he said.
Meanwhile, members of the Nigeria Football Supporters Club plan to leave Sao Paulo to Brasilia on Sunday, June 29, a 10 hour journey by road, to cheer the Super Eagles in their match with France.
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