Eagles fans arrive in Brazil ahead of game vs. Packers

Published: Sep 03, 2024 Duration: 00:02:55 Category: News & Politics

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JUST THREE DAYS AWAY FROM THE EAGLES SEASON OPENER IN BRAZIL. THIS IS DRONE SIX COMING UP. VIDEO OF THE COPACABANA BEACH IN RIO DE JANEIRO. BIRDS FANS ARE IN THE SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRY, MAKING THE MOST OF A ONCE IN A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY. AND OUR OWN BRIAN TAFF IS THERE AS WELL. AND HE CAUGHT UP WITH EAGLES FANS TONIGHT. >> NOT OFTEN I GET TO UTTER THIS SENTENCE, BUT WELCOME TO THE BEACH AND ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS BEACHES ON THE PLANET. WE'RE STANDING HERE TONIGHT ON COPACABANA BEACH IN BEAUTIFUL RIO DE JANEIRO, RIGHT ON THE EDGE OF THE SPECTACULAR CITY BY THE SEA. AND WE CAME HERE TODAY BECAUSE LOTS OF EAGLES FANS HAVE STARTED TO FLOOD INTO THIS CITY, PLAYING THE ROLE OF TOURIST. BUT FOR ONE, WE MET EARLIER TODAY. THIS MOMENT IS REALLY SPECIAL BECAUSE IT'S BLENDING TWO OF HER WORLDS. I ACTUALLY GREW UP IN BRAZIL AND I LIVED IN SAO PAULO FOR EIGHT YEARS AND VERY HAPPY TO BE BACK IN MY COUNTRY. >> I THINK JUST THE FACT THAT BRAZILIANS ARE SO PASSIONATE ABOUT THEIR SPORT, AND THE FACT THAT AMERICANS AND ACTUALLY PHILADELPHIA IS SO PASSIONATE ABOUT EAGLES, I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE HOW CRAZY AND FUN THIS FOOTBALL GAME IS GOING TO BE WITH JUST THE VIBRANT EXISTENCE OF EVERYBODY THERE THAT ONE OF THE MANY FANS WHO GRACIOUSLY JOINED US ON THE BEACH TODAY, SHARING THEIR EXCITEMENT FOR WHAT'S ABOUT TO HAPPEN IN THE COMING DAYS AS THE EAGLES TAKE ON THE PACKERS HERE IN SAO PAULO ON FRIDAY NIGHT. >> THEY ARE LOVING EVERY SINGLE MINUTE OF THIS, NOT JUST SPENDING TIME HERE IN RIO DE JANEIRO, BUT ALSO TAKING IN THE SIGHTS HIGH ABOVE THE CITY, INCLUDING THAT SPECTACULAR AND ICONIC CHRIST THE REDEEMER STATUE. WE SPENT SOME TIME UP THERE TODAY. IT IS INCREDIBLY MOVING. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU STARE AT THAT ENORMOUS STATUE THAT LOOMS OVER THE CITY, 2600FT ABOVE SEA LEVEL? SOME FOLKS WE CAUGHT UP WITH WERE CAUGHT UP IN THEIR EMOTION AS WELL. >> IT'S ALMOST LIKE JESUS IS LOOKING RIGHT AT ME. >> IT IS A TRUE BLESSING TO BE HERE. >> JUST AMAZING. YOU KNOW, I LOOK AT THIS AND JUST LIKE THINK OF HOW THEY BUILT IT. >> AND THAT WAS A SENTIMENT, TO BE HONEST. EVEN WE SHARED AS WE LAID EYES ON THAT MAGNIFICENT MONUMENT FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME. ONE MORE LOOK AT THIS INCREDIBLE VISTA THAT OUTLINES THIS MOST FAMOUS BEACH, COPACABANA, LINED WITH HOTELS AND APARTMENT BUILDINGS AND A LOT OF VERY HAPPY PEOPLE AMONG THEM. A LOT OF PHILADELPHIA EAGLES FANS WHO ARE RIGHT NOW ROAMING THE CITY STREETS GETTING READY FOR THE MAIN EVENT FRIDAY NIGHT. EAGLES ARRIVE IN SAO PAULO TOMORROW NIGHT, AND OF COURSE, WE'LL BE HERE TO BRING YOU ALL OF THE ACTION BETWEEN NOW AND THEN, FOR NOW IN RIO DE JANEIRO. BRIAN TAFF, CHANNEL SIX, ACTION NEWS. >> AND BE SURE TO CATCH BRIAN'S REPORTS FROM BRAZIL ALL WEEK LONG AS WE COUNT DOWN TO THE EAGLES GAME ON FRIDAY. YOU CAN WATCH IT ALL RIGHT HERE ON CHANNEL SIX AND WHEREVER YOU

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