For many Brazilians, Tuesday's humiliating 7-1 loss to Germany accomplished the unthinkable -- a disaster even worse than the last time the country hosted the World Cup, in 1950.
Back then, it was a 2-1 loss to tiny Uruguay in the final, a massive upset that still brings tears to the eyes of older Brazilians.
This defeat may have been even more scarring, some fans said, because the final result was not even close. Brazil's team was torn to shreds.
Anger and disappointment were so intense that it threatened to darken the national mood for some time to come, with possible consequences for President Dilma Rousseff as she seeks a second term in October.
"This is worse than 1950. It's one thing to lose a game where you suffered and fought hard, and it's another to be completely humiliated," said Fernando Hazzan, 28, in Sao Paulo.
"This game is going down in history, too," he said.
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Image: Brazil fans react as they watch their 2014 World Cup semi-finals against Germany on a street in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday
Photographs: Jorge Silva/Reuters
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