When Brazil hosted the World Cup two years ago, the men's national team suffered an epic 7-1 loss to Germany in the semifinals. Now "7-1 wasn't enough" has entered the lexicon as a slang phrase to represent Brazil's many misfortunes.
AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: NPR's Melissa Block is also in Rio where she's picked up a handy bit of Brazilian slang.</s>MELISSA BLOCK, BYLINE: It's a phrase spun out of an infamous Brazilian defeat. Two years ago, Brazil's men's national soccer team was playing Germany in the World Cup semi-finals. Brazil was hosting the cup.</s>UNIDENTIFIED ANNOUNCER: El goal, goal, goal, (speaking Portuguese).</s>MELISSA BLOCK, BYLINE: Final score - Germany seven, Brazil one. Brazil's team was left weeping on the field. It was national humiliation on an epic scale.</s>RENATO DE ALEXANDRINO: I don't know why you're trying to remember that actually, but...</s>MELISSA BLOCK, BYLINE: Sports reporter Renato de Alexandrino with O Globo told me the phrase that's entered the lexicon.</s>RENATO DE ALEXANDRINO: (Speaking Portuguese). Seven-one wasn't enough.</s>MELISSA BLOCK, BYLINE: In other words, when things are bad - say, the Olympic arenas aren't finished or the athletes village is a mess - 7-1 wasn't enough.</s>RENATO DE ALEXANDRINO: Because the Brazilians have a good sense of humor, so we make fun of our tragedies.</s>MELISSA BLOCK, BYLINE: Melissa Block, NPR News, Rio de Janeiro.