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VTHokie2000
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FWIW UVA does have a connection to Brasil. I'm not saying that is the

reason UVA agreed to play its football game there. However, UVA may have been planning to use the game to promote its academic connection with the country. NC State may have a similar relationship with the country and could have been planning to do the same thing. Most likely the "promotion" would have been nothing more than the announcers doing a filler segment during the game where they may have showed a video clip of the players visiting the university and then they talk about UVA's (or NC State's) said relationship with the Braisilian school.
Posted: 06/04/2026 at 09:44 AM ET
(In response to this post by VT757to276)

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Since the uva-ncsu game is no longer in Brazil, hopefully, it’s no longer a
Hokie`79 06/03/26 10:14 PM ET
I heard game being moved to France thus being a home game for Hoos. **
uber hokie 06/06/26 02:28 PM ET
Was odd to have these 2 in Brazil to begin with...I could see
VT757to276 06/04/26 09:36 AM ET
I'm not sure any college game will really move the needle in Brazil.
reestuart 06/04/26 05:32 PM ET
I can't imagine many Brazilians were dying to see a UVA-NC State game
Zanderhokie 06/04/26 03:13 PM ET
From the beginning, that game never made sense.**
Atlee Hokie 06/04/26 04:01 PM ET
When will powers-that-be finally realize the rest of the world doesn't care**
marcbvtgm 06/04/26 11:24 AM ET
FWIW UVA does have a connection to Brasil. I'm not saying that is the
VTHokie2000 06/04/26 09:44 AM ET
It was never a primetime game. Previously scheduled for 3:30 on espn.
SBP94 06/04/26 07:12 AM ET
Correct. Brasilian Time Zone is 1-5 hours ahead of the US depending on
VTHokie2000 06/04/26 09:36 AM ET
Sounds like it will still be a week zero game**
SMU Pony 06/03/26 10:39 PM ET
Probably - otherwise ESPN would have no 3:30 game. Schedule is light.**
True Hokie 06/04/26 07:38 AM ET