 On August 18, 2004, the Brazilian and Haitian National Soccer Selections played the "Game for Peace", in Port au Prince. That day, the five-time world champions, attending to an invitation by the Prime Minister of that nation so devastated by misery, took 90 minutes of temporary peace to the poorest nation of the Americas. It was a historical journey, with repercussions for the future of a country that has gone through 33 coup d etats in its 200 year history as a free land. The documentary entitled "The day Brazil was here" is an emotional registry of this soccer match. Sixty hours of footage were recorded over a fifteen day period. They show the delirium of an extremely poor people when before their idols. They also show the emotion felt by the kings of soccer, Ronaldo, Ronaldinho Gaúcho, Roberto Carlos and the rest of the team when they see this crowd so anxious for water, food, yet above all, a yellow jersey with the five stars embroidered on the chest. Politics and sports, history and solidarity, walk side by side in a documentary that intends to answer a simple question: can a soccer match truly change the fate of a nation? In the tiny Sylvio Cator stadium, with a capacity for only 13,000 fans, a rare political and sport moment was lived. During the days that preceded the match, and even after the Brazilian soccer stars  short stay in the country, Haiti enjoyed some special moments. A chimera in a nation at war, whose peace is maintained with the aid of UN peace forces, the so-called "blue helmets". The parade of Brazilian athletes on board military tanks along the 15 kilometer route brought the nation to a standstill. It was also an extraordinary diplomatic move by Brazil and its declared ambition, now with the ex-laborer Lula as President, which is to occupy a permanent seat in the UN General Assembly. And ultimately, it is an unprecedented document, at the heart of current affairs, in the difficult everyday life of a wounded nation, which portrays the Haitian people s passion for Brazilian soccer. The scenes show how the fascination for Brazilian soccer, born in 1958 with the team of Pelé, Garrincha and Didi, has left the field and now dominates everyday life in homes with crumbling walls and open sewers.