World Cup Wheels: 5 of Our Favorite Brazilian Cars

As the world's gaze turns towards Brazil for the World Cup, we starting thinking about Brazil's weird cars.

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It's June 2014. Do you know what that means? It means soccer. It means lots and lots and lots of soccer for a full month. And this time around, that means lots and lots of Brazil, too (well, soccer kind of always means Brazil, but this year's World Cup is hosted in the South American country, as you probably already know.)

How are they related, you ask? Well, you see, you use your foot to make a car go and you use your foot to make a soccer ball go. Boom, knowledge. So, we're going to take this opportunity to talk a little bit about the strange beast that is Brazil's auto industry.

A combination of protectionism and sub-standard regulations has created a weird petri dish that ends up looking like an alternate reality version of the automotive realm. Safety isn't really a thing, but air-cooled VeeDubs were up until very, very recently. They've also seen super weird wagony Chevy SUVs (see: Suburban) and even some Karmann Ghia coachwork

Many of Brazil's native cars are frighteningly built econoboxes (see: why this is a 5 list instead of a 10 list), but a few of them are nothing short of charming. Do the logical preparation for the World Cup this month by looking at 5 of the Best Brazilian Cars of the Past Decade

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Fiat Pickup Strada Adventure

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AmoritzGT DoniRosset

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