The Country of Football : Politics, Popular Culture, and the Beautiful Game in Brazil

Brazil has done much to shape football/soccer, but how has soccer shaped Brazil? Despite the political and social importance of the beautiful game to the country, the subject has hitherto received little attention. This book presents groundbreaking work by historians and researchers from Brazil, the United States, Britain and France, who examine the political significance, in the broadest sense, of the sport in which Brazil has long been a world leader. The authors consider questions such as the relationship between soccer, the workplace and working class culture; the formation of Brazilian national identity; race relations; political and social movements; and the impact of the sport on social mobility. Contributions to the book range in time from the late nineteenth century, when the British first introduced the sport to Brazil, to the present day, as the 'country of soccer' prepares itself to host the 2014 World Cup, painting a vivid picture of the many ways in which soccer exists and functions in Brazil, both on and off the pitch. Brazil Has Done Much To Shape Football, But How Has Football Shaped Brazil? Despite The Political And Social Importance Of The Beautiful Game To The Country, The Subject Has Hitherto Received Little Attention. This Book Presents Groundbreaking Work By Historians And Researchers From Brazil, The United States, Britain And France, Who Examine The Political Significance, In The Broadest Sense, Of The Sport In Which Brazil Has Long Been A World Leader. The Authors Consider Questions Such As The Relationship Between Football, The Workplace And Working Class Culture; The Formation Of Brazilian National Identity; Race Relations; Political And Social Movements; And The Impact Of The Sport On Social Mobility. Contributions To The Book Range In Time From The Late Nineteenth Century, When The British First Introduced The Sport To Brazil, To The Present Day, As The 'country Of Football' Prepares Itself To Host The 2014 World Cup, Painting A Vivid Picture Of The Many Ways In Which Football Exists And Functions In Brazil, Both On And Off The Pitch. Machine Generated Contents Note: 1.the Early Days Of Football In Brazil: British Influence And Factory Clubs In Sao Paulo / Fatima Martin Rodrigues Ferreira Antunes -- 2.malandros, `honourable Workers' And The Professionalisation Of Brazilian Football, 1930--1950 / Gregory E. Jackson -- 3.football In The Rio Grande Do Sul Coal Mines / Marta Cioccari -- 4.futebol De Varzea And The Working Class: Amateur Football Clubs In Sao Paulo, 1940s--1960s / Paulo Fontes -- 5.the `people's Joy' Vanishes: Meditations On The Death Of Garrincha / Jose Sergio Leite Lopes -- 6.football As A Profession: Origins, Social Mobility And The World Of Work Of Brazilian Footballers, 1950s--1980s / Clement Astruc -- 7.dictatorship, Re-democratisation And Brazilian Football In The 1970s And 1980s / Jose Paulo Florenzano -- 8.public Power, The Nation And Stadium Policy In Brazil: The Construction And Reconstruction Of The Maracana Stadium For The World Cups Of 1950 And 2014 / Bernardo Buarque De Hollanda -- Contents Note Continued: 9.a World Cup For Whom? The Impact Of The 2014 World Cup On Brazilian Football Stadiums And Cultures / Christopher Gaffney. Edited By Paulo Fontes And Bernardo Buarque De Hollanda. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Cover 1 Contents 8 Acknowledgements 10 About the Authors 12 Preface 14 The Beautiful Game in the ‘Country of Football’: An Introduction 20 1. The Early Days of Football in Brazil: British Influence and Factory Clubs in São Paulo 36 2. Malandros, ‘Honourable Workers’ and the Professionalisation of Brazilian Football, 1930–1950 60 3. Football in the Rio Grande Do Sul Coal Mines 86 4. Futebol De Várzea and the Working Class: Amateur Football Clubs in São Paulo, 1940s–1960s 106 5. The ‘People’s Joy’ Vanishes: Meditations on the Death of Garrincha 122 6. Football as a Profession: Origins, Social Mobility and the World of Work of Brazilian Footballers, 148 7. Dictatorship, Re-Democratisation and Brazilian Football in the 1970s and 1980s 166 8. Public Power, the Nation and Stadium Policy in Brazil: The Construction and Reconstruction of the Maracanã Stadium for the World Cups of 1950 and 2014 186 9. A World Cup for Whom? The Impact of the 2014 World Cup on Brazilian Football Stadiums and Cultures 206 Notes 226 Bibliography 260 Index 276 A 276 B 279 C 279 D 281 E 281 F 282 G 283 H 283 I 284 J 284 K 284 L 284 M 285 N 286 O 286 P 286 Q 288 R 288 S 289 T 290 U 292 V 292 W 292 X 293 Z 293