They had done it – Germany had become the first European team to win a World Cup in South America. After they were awarded the trophy, the German team headed back on to the pitch and enjoyed lengthy celebrations with their fans. Celebrations which involved a rather special performance devised over a month earlier.
Right at the start of the tournament, the national team met several times with the Pataxo, an indigenous group from Bahia, the region which the German football federation had chosen for the team camp. The Pataxo performed a dance of joy for the German players, which these elated Germans now wanted to imitate on the pitch in Maracana. The trophy was placed on the ground and the players danced around it in a circle… more or less. “We were delighted with the gesture,” Deputy Chief of the group, Zeca Pataxo, told Globo. “Even if it wasn’t quite in rhythm.”
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