Guaraná Antarctica is also available in Portugal, Panama, Spain, Honduras, Haiti, Paraguay, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Bulgaria, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands (cans only), Belgium, Israel, Italy, Switzerland, Sweden, Canada, Ireland, United Kingdom (in some Tesco and Waitrose stores), parts of Japan, the United States, Argentina and infrequently in Germany and Australia (cans and 2 litre bottles) and Austria (cans only).
One of Guaraná Antarctica's 2006 commercials featured Argentine football player Diego Maradona finding himself wearing the yellow jersey of the Brazilian team and singing the Brazilian national anthem before waking up and proclaiming it was a nightmare, because he had drunk too much guaraná the day before.
By the end of the spot, the narrator turns to the audience and says: "Now ask Coca-Cola to show you the coca tree...".
[6] This spot was a direct attack to Coca-Cola and how its flagship product initially contained cocaine.
In response, Coca-Cola aired equally controversial commercials for its guaraná-based Kuat drink, such as one in which former World No.