"La Paloma vs. Caipirinha"

In honor of the 2014 World Cup match of Mexico vs. Brazil, I am offering a little tasty cocktail showdown.  Mexico is in my blood, while I have a soft spot in my heart for Brazil.  My heritage traces its roots to the beautiful colonial heartland of Guanajuato, Mexico while my brother married a beautiful Brasileno and consequently I have two beautiful nieces from the union.  But enough of that...on with the showdown!

                               *Yours truly at Herradura Tequila in Amatitan, Jalisco Mexico

First up is my beloved Paloma, Spanish for the dove.  Little is known about the historical origin of this cocktail, but the most popular belief is that it is named after the popular folk song, La Paloma,  composed in the early 1860's(click the link below to hear La Paloma).  In Mexico, it is often made with Mexican Squirt which is quite different than the one sold in the United States.  Theirs is more citrus than high fructose corn syrup so to do this drink justice, fresh squeezed juices must be used.  This drink is light and refreshing and is the only one I call for in Mexico!
Paloma
2 oz Silver Tequila (pictured is the Herradura's Hacienda Del Cristero *no longer produced)
1 oz Fresh Squeezed Grapefruit Juice
1 oz Fresh Squeezed Lime Juice
3/4 oz Herradura Agave Nectar 
Combine all ingredients and shake with ice and strain into a tall salted rimmed glass and top with a splash of soda water.

Caipirinha (kai-pee-reen-yah: with a slightly trilled "r") the most classic of Brazilian cocktails.  Originally concocted as a peasant folk remedy for cold, flu and sore throat symptoms.  The drink translates as "little peasant girl", but by no means is this a girly drink.  They go down easy, so drinker beware!
Caipirinha
2 oz Cachaca
2 level bar spoons of Acucar (Brazilian fine granulated sugar, plain granulated sugar will do)
4 lime wedges
In a mixing glass muddle the limes, add the sugar and then the Cachaca (see link below for pronunciation).  Stir ingredients until the sugar is dissolved.  Add ice and transfer entire contents to short double old fashioned glass.
May the best cocktail win!  Salud!  Saude!
http://www.howdoyousaythatword.com/word/cachaca/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QJLUH97orU&list=RD9QJLUH97orU
http://www.herradura.com/age.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2fDefault.aspx