{"id":401152,"date":"2026-05-26T13:56:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T17:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.miamibeachfl.gov\/?p=401152"},"modified":"2026-05-29T14:52:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T18:52:02","slug":"miami-beach-kicks-off-world-cup-excitement-with-arena-of-nations-48-larger-than-life-soccer-balls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.miamibeachfl.gov\/pt\/miami-beach-kicks-off-world-cup-excitement-with-arena-of-nations-48-larger-than-life-soccer-balls\/","title":{"rendered":"Miami Beach d\u00e1 in\u00edcio \u00e0 empolga\u00e7\u00e3o da Copa do Mundo com a Arena das Na\u00e7\u00f5es: 48 bolas de futebol gigantes."},"content":{"rendered":"<a href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBaixar Comunicado de Imprensa\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tCompartilhar:\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"uabb-ss-grid-button-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.miamibeachfl.gov%2F%3Fp%3D401152%26fl_builder\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"window.open(this.href,'social-share','left=20,top=20,width=500,height=500,toolbar=1,resizable=0');return false;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.miamibeachfl.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/icon-facebook.png\" alt=\"283216\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"uabb-ss-grid-button-link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.miamibeachfl.gov%2F%3Fp%3D401152%26fl_builder\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"window.open(this.href,'social-share','left=20,top=20,width=500,height=500,toolbar=1,resizable=0');return false;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.miamibeachfl.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/icon-twitterx.png\" alt=\"283218\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"uabb-ss-grid-button-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.miamibeachfl.gov%2F%3Fp%3D401152%26fl_builder\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"window.open(this.href,'social-share','left=20,top=20,width=500,height=500,toolbar=1,resizable=0');return false;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.miamibeachfl.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/icon-linkedin.png\" alt=\"283217\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tpara libera\u00e7\u00e3o imediata\t<\/h2>\n<h2>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.miamibeachfl.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Miami-Beach-Kicks-Off-World-Cup-Excitement-with-Arena-of-Nations-48-Larger-Than-Life-Soccer-Balls.pdf\" title=\"26 de maio de 2026\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t26 de maio de 2026\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h2>\n<h3>\n\t\t\t\u2013 Cada instala\u00e7\u00e3o de 4,88 metros (16 p\u00e9s) representar\u00e1 uma das na\u00e7\u00f5es qualificadas \u2013 \t<\/h3>\n\t<p><strong>Miami Beach, Fl\u00f3rida<\/strong> \u2013 Da Argentina e Brasil \u00e0 Col\u00f4mbia, Fran\u00e7a, Jap\u00e3o, Marrocos e Espanha \u2013 juntamente com todas as na\u00e7\u00f5es que competir\u00e3o na Copa do Mundo da FIFA de 2026 \u2013 Miami Beach est\u00e1 se preparando para receber milhares de torcedores fan\u00e1ticos por futebol, com a chegada do torneio global \u00e0 regi\u00e3o neste ver\u00e3o. <strong>Para comemorar, a cidade est\u00e1 instalando 48 bolas de futebol infl\u00e1veis gigantes de 4,8 metros de altura em parques e espa\u00e7os p\u00fablicos, cada uma homenageando uma das equipes classificadas.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs 48 bolas de futebol representam as na\u00e7\u00f5es que competem no maior palco do mundo\u201d, disse <strong>Prefeito de Miami Beach, Steven Meiner<\/strong>. \u201cMais do que uma oportunidade para tirar fotos, esta ativa\u00e7\u00e3o traz o mundo para Miami Beach e celebra o esp\u00edrito global incompar\u00e1vel do futebol.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Visita <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.miamibeachfl.gov\/pt\/worldcup\/\"><strong>www.miamibeachfl.gov\/worldcup<\/strong><\/a><strong> Para ver a lista completa dos locais de instala\u00e7\u00e3o das bolas, que est\u00e3o sendo distribu\u00eddas at\u00e9 5 de junho. <\/strong>As bolas de futebol gigantes permanecer\u00e3o em exposi\u00e7\u00e3o p\u00fablica durante todo o torneio da Copa do Mundo.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMiami Beach se tornou o epicentro dos esportes, da cultura e dos neg\u00f3cios no mundo, com a Copa do Mundo da FIFA trazendo um p\u00fablico global para nossa comunidade\u201d, acrescentou. <strong>Revista Joe, Comiss\u00e1rio de Miami Beach<\/strong>. \u201cEstas 48 instala\u00e7\u00f5es s\u00e3o o nosso convite a todos os f\u00e3s, de todas as na\u00e7\u00f5es, para que venham vivenciar a magia desta cidade enquanto o maior torneio do mundo acontece bem aqui, no nosso quintal. N\u00e3o poderia estar mais orgulhoso de dar as boas-vindas ao mundo \u00e0 nossa Miami Beach.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A Copa do Mundo de 2026 \u00e9 a maior da hist\u00f3ria do torneio em termos de equipes participantes e trar\u00e1 sete jogos para o sul da Fl\u00f3rida, de 11 de junho a 19 de julho, incluindo a disputa pela medalha de bronze. Miami Beach espera um grande n\u00famero de visitantes internacionais, muitos dos quais ficar\u00e3o na ilha para assistir aos jogos em festas e participar de eventos especiais.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA Copa do Mundo inspira jovens atletas em todos os lugares, e queremos que essa chama brilhe em Miami Beach\u201d, compartilhou. <strong>Comiss\u00e1ria Monica Matteo-Salinas<\/strong>. \u201cEssas instala\u00e7\u00f5es convidam nossos jovens a sonhar alto, a se manterem ativos e a se sentirem conectados a uma comunidade global.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Para tornar a experi\u00eancia ainda mais divertida, a cidade convidar\u00e1 os f\u00e3s a explorar as instala\u00e7\u00f5es por meio de um jogo de ca\u00e7a ao tesouro no estilo miss\u00e3o, desenvolvido pela Badger. \u00c0 medida que os visitantes descobrirem cada bola de futebol, ser\u00e3o incentivados a tirar fotos ou gravar v\u00eddeos e envi\u00e1-los para uma transmiss\u00e3o global ao vivo hospedada no site dedicado \u00e0 Copa do Mundo de Miami Beach. Um sistema din\u00e2mico de &quot;altern\u00e2ncia&quot; impulsionar\u00e1 a experi\u00eancia: quando os torcedores de um pa\u00eds estiverem mais ativos em um determinado per\u00edodo, essa na\u00e7\u00e3o ascender\u00e1 ao topo e assumir\u00e1 o controle da transmiss\u00e3o ao vivo.<\/p>\n<p>Al\u00e9m disso, o ic\u00f4nico letreiro de Miami Beach, na Ocean Drive com a 5th Street, est\u00e1 ganhando um visual totalmente novo para a Copa do Mundo. O famoso ponto tur\u00edstico agora est\u00e1 cercado por 48 bandeiras vibrantes, representando cada sele\u00e7\u00e3o classificada, criando um cen\u00e1rio din\u00e2mico para torcedores e visitantes. \u00c9 mais um lugar perfeito para se juntar \u00e0 empolga\u00e7\u00e3o global e tirar uma foto digna de ser compartilhada.<\/p>\n<p>###<\/p>\n<p><em>Para solicitar este material em formato alternativo, int\u00e9rprete de linguagem de sinais (aviso pr\u00e9vio de cinco dias), informa\u00e7\u00f5es sobre acesso para pessoas com defici\u00eancia e\/ou qualquer acomoda\u00e7\u00e3o para revisar qualquer documento ou participar de qualquer processo patrocinado pela cidade, ligue para 305.604.2ADA (2232) e selecione 1 para ingl\u00eas ou 2 para espanhol e, em seguida, a op\u00e7\u00e3o 6; usu\u00e1rios de TTY podem ligar pelo 711 (Florida Relay Service).<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Download Press Release Share: for immediate release May 26, 2026 &#8211; Each 16-foot installation will represent one of the qualifying [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":361,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_searchwp_excluded":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[1846],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-401152","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-2026-press-releases"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.4 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - 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