Contemporary off successful the Brazilian league title for the primary time in 50 years, soccer membership Atletico Mineiro gave its followers free tattoos to rejoice.
A whole bunch of followers lined up within the rain within the membership’s hometown, the southeastern metropolis of Belo Horizonte, to get one in every of 4 designs immortalised on the physique a part of their alternative.
Organizers introduced in some 30 tattoo artists to place ink to pores and skin on the MRV Enviornment, the champions’ under-construction new house.
They provided a choose menu of choices: an image of the trophy; a rooster, the membership’s mascot; the phrases “The Rooster Gained”; or a drawing of the world.
“I’ve a rooster in my coronary heart, and now I’ve bought one on my arm,” mentioned 73-year-old pensioner Terezinha das Gracas, proudly displaying off her new tattoo.
Some die-hards even lined up in a single day to remember to get one of many 1,000 tattoos on supply.
Organisers requested followers to donate 1kg of meals to charity in trade for the tattoos.
The occasion was sponsored by development firm MRV, based by Rubens Menin.
He’s one in every of a gaggle of benefactors who lent Atletico Mineiro cash at zero curiosity to allow the membership to signal a collection of star gamers, together with Hulk and Diego Costa.
The workforce clinched the second league title within the membership’s historical past on Thursday with a 3-2 win over Bahia, claiming the championship for the primary time since 1971, with two matches to spare.
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