Brazil's loneliest fan and his footballing fairytale

Lives Less Ordinary

BBC

Society & Culture, Documentary, Personal Journals

4.6 • 814 Ratings

🗓️ 30 October 2023

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Tiago Rech went viral when he was the only supporter in the stands at his club's game.

In 2012 Tiago Rech was the only fan at a big away match for his beloved football team Santa Cruz FC. When they scored, his timid, lone celebration was caught by TV cameras and went viral. All this attention earned him a role with the club, where full of ideas and enthusiasm, he made his way to the very top, to his dream job of club President. But there would be a sting in this fairytale.

Produced and presented by Andrea Kennedy Editor: Munazza Khan

Clips courtesy of Federação Gaúcha de Futebol and Canal Duda Garbi.

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0:00.0	You are about to listen to a BBC podcast and I'd like to tell you a bit about what goes into making one.
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0:22.4	So one day I'll be helping host develop their ideas, the next fact-checking, a feature,
0:28.3	and the next looking at how a podcast connects with its audience.
0:32.3	And maybe that's you.
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0:38.3	Sport, but not as you know it.
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0:47.0	If the story is wriggly, contentious or hard to tame, I'll cover it.
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0:55.4	I want to tell you about a moment of pure elation.
1:02.4	Absolute joy.
1:04.2	The kind that comes from something simple,
1:07.4	like maybe your favourite football team winning.
1:11.1	Brazilians are particularly good at this.
1:13.2	I remember calling my aunt in Rio just after Brazil had beaten Germany in the 2002 World Cup.
1:20.5	And for at least a minute, she just screamed.
1:24.2	I couldn't make anything out.
1:25.9	Only a cacophony of horns outside and a wild party.
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