国际英语资讯:Economic crisis leaves Brazils top surfers without sponsors
<p><span word="RIO">RIO</span> <span word="DE">DE</span> <span word="JANEIRO">JANEIRO</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 17-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="beleaguering">beleaguering</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="numerous">numerous</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="sponsors">sponsors</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="surfers">surfers</span>.</p><p><span word="Brazil">Brazil</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="crop">crop</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="surfers">surfers</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="generations">generations</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="escaped">escaped</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="consequences">consequences</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="recession">recession</span>.</p><p><span word="Brazilian">Brazilian</span> <span word="surfers">surfers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="difficulties">difficulties</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="sponsors">sponsors</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="circuit">circuit</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="season">season</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="transport">transport</span> <span word="boards">boards</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="board">board</span>, <span word="surfers">surfers</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="of">of</span> 40,000 <span word="reais">reais</span> (12,252 <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>) <span word="on">on</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tour">tour</span>, <span word="amounting">amounting</span> <span word="to">to</span> 440,000 <span word="reais">reais</span> (122,476 <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="for">for</span> 11 <span word="stages">stages</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="station">station</span> <span word="SporTV">SporTV</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p><p><span word="Miguel">Miguel</span> <span word="Pupo">Pupo</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="suffered">suffered</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="late">late</span>. "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="league">league</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> 20 <span word="to">to</span> 30 <span word="days">days</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prizes">prizes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="affect">affect</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="travelling">travelling</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="SporTV">SporTV</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="losing">losing</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="sponsorship">sponsorship</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Hurley">Hurley</span> <span word="International">International</span>.</p><p><span word="Pupo">Pupo</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="renew">renew</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="sponsorship">sponsorship</span> <span word="contract">contract</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span>.</p><p><span word="Sponsors">Sponsors</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="surfers">surfers</span> <span word="between">between</span> 8,000-15,000 <span word="reais">reais</span> (2,440-4,600 <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="month">month</span>) <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="brands">brands</span> <span word="appearing">appearing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="edge">edge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="board">board</span>, <span word="or">or</span> 30,000-50,000 <span word="reais">reais</span> (9,200-15,300 <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>) <span word="a">a</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="logos">logos</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="appear">appear</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tip">tip</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="board">board</span>.</p><p><span word="SporTV">SporTV</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Adriano">Adriano</span> <span word="de">de</span> <span word="Souza">Souza</span>, <span word="the">the</span> 2017 <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Surf">Surf</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="Champion">Champion</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="suffered">suffered</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="Brazilian">Brazilian</span> <span word="investors">investors</span> <span word="stopping">stopping</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="sponsorships">sponsorships</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="reducing">reducing</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="contributions">contributions</span>.</p>
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