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A shark named Ritinha in a Rio de Janeiro aquarium has predicted that Brazil will win its opening World Cup game against Morocco, choosing a Brazil bucket in her tank. Marcelo Szpilman, director of the aquarium, hopes the attention will encourage shark conservation.
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