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"A Milwaukee bar owner is coming under fire after recreating a Brazilian slum in his pub&amp;#039;s backyard in celebration of the World Cup. Mike Eitel of the Nomad World Pub is standing by his decision to mimic the favelas of Rio de Janeiro by building the &amp;quot;Nomad Favela,&amp;quot; arguing that he meant no offense by it and simply built it because the slums of Rio are the birthplace of soccer.  &amp;quot;We&amp;#039;re not going to change the name, change what it is, or tear it down,&amp;quot; Eitel said. &amp;quot;That&amp;#039;s not going to happen.&amp;quot; Here is a photo of the Nomad Favela.   Eitel said the Nomad always creates an iconic piece of art in relation to the host city of the World Cup, and since building a mountain or beach was too hard, he decided to build a slum instead. As for his argument about using the favelas to make a political statement about poverty and oppression in Brazil, the issue is that the slums are not what one would consider &amp;quot;iconic imagery&amp;quot; of the country. Why not hang up posters of famous Brazilian soccer stars, throw a samba party, or simply serve Brazilian food to get your customers familiar with the culture? To take the harsh living conditions and oppression and use it to create a party where twentysomething Americans get shit-faced is incredibly offensive, to say the least.  [via OnMilwaukee.com] RELATED: Should This Have Been the Official World Cup Song? Ricky Martin Drops World Cup Song &amp;quot;Vida&amp;quot; The Best Soccer Player Bulges J.Lo and Pitbull Bring You the Official World Cup Song Follow Ariel on Twitter.  Photo credit: Getty Images; OnMilwaukee.com "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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