Como dizer "O Brasil parou, parar o país" em inglês

Português: o Brasil parou, o país parou, parar o país
Inglês: Brazil stopped, the country stopped, bring the country to a standstill

Exemplos:

1. ''Brazil stopped to watch the drama on TV. The film tells two (2) parallel stories. While it explains the dramatic events that unfolded as the police tried, and failed...'' [University of Miami]
2. When Mercury, Gemini and Apollo rockets were launched in the 1960s, the country stopped to watch the launch. [CNN]
3. The biggest novela (prime-time soap opera) of 2012 in Brazil, Avenida Brasil, brought the country to a standstill on Friday night.