Power lines are decorated with the colors of the Brazilian flag ahead of the 2018 World Cup, at Vila Isabel neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil June 11, 2018. Picture taken on June 11, 2018. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - The Brazilian government has prepared the country's power grid to deal with the wild swings in demand for electricity as most people in the football-mad country tune out everything except their televisions to watch the national team play in the Fifa 2018 World Cup.
Brazil comes to a near paralysis when the "seleçمo", winner of a record five trophies, plays for the World Cup. Power demand falls sharply close to the start of the games, then surges during halftime breaks as people rush to grab a drink in the refrigerator or make microwave-popcorn. As play resumes, power demand falls sharply again.
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