[Daire Carragher] Per the NFL, Brazil has 38 million American football fans. Per @NFLBrasil, 12.5% of their fans support the Packers. Put those numbers together, that’s 4.8 million Packers fans in Brazil. The population of Wisconsin is 5.7 million.

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1. I’m finding the scope of this hard to understand. Can someone compare how many beers Packer fans consume in Brazil vs how many beers Packer fans consume in Wisconsin for me?

2. Packers fans or is it more about the team’s colors being similar to the green and yellow on Brazil’s flag?

3. Would that entire country have enough beer to support a Packers game there?

4. They also loved a lunatic narcissist as their president, so that tracks as well.

5. I find those numbers believable. I spent two weeks in Brazil in OCT 2013 – mostly Manaus and Rio de Janeiro. We watched the 13OCT2013 Packers at Ravens game on ESPN-Brazil in the lobby of our Manaus hotel. A few other guests and several of the hotel’s staff stopped by and commented about the Packers. I also noticed some Packers clothing here and there – did not notice much of any other US pro sports team.

   Additionally, I caught the 21OCT2013 MNF Vikings at Giants game at a bar across from the Copacabana Beach. The place was packed and most were watching the game, but it was likely a lot of tourists.

6. I’d believe it, some big concerts in US draw maybe 50k people, concerts there 150k people

7. I think Green Bay should sponsor Brazil, like sister cities, but sister fan bases.

8. I doubt it there are 38m NFL fans in Brazil, but I believe that 12.5% of those who are, root for GB.

9. Ba dum, tiss, ba dum da dum GO PACK GO