NFL Continues to Expand Its International Footprint With Game in Brazil

The NFL Brazil Game will see the Philadelphia Eagles facing the Green Bay Packers on Friday.
NFL Continues to Expand Its International Footprint With Game in Brazil
The Brazilian national flag flutters at the Brazilian Embassy in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, on Sept. 23, 2009. Orlando Sierra/AFP via Getty Images
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The 2024 NFL season begins on Thursday when the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs kick off the campaign by hosting the Baltimore Ravens. But the next day is when history will be made, as the NFL will venture to South America for the first time.

São Paulo will host the first NFL game to ever take place in Brazil, with the Green Bay Packers to take on the Philadelphia Eagles. The game will take place at Corinthians Arena, also known as Neo Química Arena, which previously hosted events for both the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics.

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