While 85 of their compatriots at the World Cup were sitting in jail cells after breaking into the stadium, the rest of Chile was back home, celebrating.
Mamu Vásquez posted this video on YouTube after Chile eliminated Spain, the defending champion, from the World Cup.
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The video, aptly titled, "The screaming of Santiago," features what sounds like all 6 million people who inhabit the country's capital city screaming and cheering at once. An occasional car horn punctuates the din, along with a staccato of beating drums. Here's what it looked like in the streets below:
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Watch Santiago erupt in sound, above.
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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - JUNE 18: Security personnel attempt to control Chilean fans outside the stadium prior to the kickoff of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group B match between Spain and Chile at Maracana on June 18, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)
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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - JUNE 18: Security personnel attempt to control Chilean fans breaking through a gate outside the stadium prior to the kickoff of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group B match between Spain and Chile at Maracana on June 18, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)
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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - JUNE 18: Security personnel attempt to control fans after breaking through security and attempting to enter the stadium prior to the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group B match between Spain and Chile at Maracana on June 18, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)
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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - JUNE 18: Broken doors and planters are seen after fans broke through security entering the stadium prior to the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group B match between Spain and Chile at Maracana on June 18, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)
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Chile's fans, who managed to enter the stadium without tickets, knock over a parition in the press area, before the Group B football match between Spain and Chile at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro during the 2014 FIFA World Cup on June 18, 2014. AFP PHOTO / YASUYOSHI CHIBA (Photo credit should read YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images)
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Chile's fans, who managed to enter the stadium without tickets, knock over a partition in the press area, before the Group B football match between Spain and Chile at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro during the 2014 FIFA World Cup on June 18, 2014. AFP PHOTO / YASUYOSHI CHIBA
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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - JUNE 18: Security personnel attempt to control fans after breaking through security and entering the stadium prior to the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group B match between Spain and Chile at Maracana on June 18, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)
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Chile's fans, who managed to enter the stadium without tickets, organize a sit-in in the press area before the Group B football match between Spain and Chile at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro during the 2014 FIFA World Cup on June 18, 2014. AFP PHOTO / YASUYOSHI CHIBA
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Chile's fans, who managed to enter the stadium without tickets, organize a sit-in in the press area before the Group B football match between Spain and Chile at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro during the 2014 FIFA World Cup on June 18, 2014. AFP PHOTO / YASUYOSHI CHIBA
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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - JUNE 18: Security personnel attempt to control fans after breaking through security and entering the stadium prior to the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group B match between Spain and Chile at Maracana on June 18, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)
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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - JUNE 18: Fans are escorted by security personnel after breaking through the gates and entering the stadium prior to the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group B match between Spain and Chile at Maracana on June 18, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)
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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - JUNE 18: Security personnel attempt to control fans after breaking through security and attempting to enter the stadium prior to the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group B match between Spain and Chile at Maracana on June 18, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)
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