Futebol: The Brazilian Way of Life - Updated EditionA&C Black, 2014 M01 1 - 448 pages The Brazilian football team is one of the modern wonders of the world. Travelling extensively from the coastal cities of Rio de Janiero and Sao Paolo to the Amazon jungle, Bellos shows how Brazil changed football and how football shaped Brazil." |
Contents
THE FATEFUL FINAL | 43 |
TRIBAL GATHERINGS | 77 |
THE ANGEL WITH BENT LEGS | 95 |
CARNIVAL WITH A TWIST | 121 |
MY LITTLE TONY | 147 |
CARS GIRLS AND KEEPING IT | 155 |
FROGS AND MIRACLES | 185 |
THE UNCONFOUNDABLE GOAL | 225 |
NAKED FUTEBOL | 251 |
A GAME OF TWO HEMISPHERES | 279 |
TORTOISE IN A TOP | 287 |
WE LOST BECAUSE WE DIDNT | 317 |
SOCRATIC DIALOGUE | 359 |
POSTSCRIPT TO THE 2014 EDITION | 375 |
OBRIGADO | 425 |
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1950 World Cup Aldo Aldyr arrived Audemir autoball ball became Big Kickabout Botafogo Brasília Brazil Brazilian football Brazilian Football Confederation buttons called carnival champions championship club’s coach colours Corinthians country’s crowd Eurico Fábio fans Faroese Father Santana Flamengo Fluminense football club football’s footvolley Fulniô Futebol futsal Garrincha Ghiggia Globo goal goalkeeper Hawks Indians Índio Januário João José journalists kick league Leônidas live look Luiz Manaus Maracanã Marcelo Mário match Messias national team never nickname Nike Paulinho Paulo Pelé pitch play football players political Portuguese president professional queen radio referee Ricardo Teixeira Rio de Janeiro Rio’s Romário Ronaldinho Ronaldo samba Santos São Januário São Paulo says scored Sérgio shirt shout side Silva Sócrates sport stadium started team’s tells tournament Uruguay Uruguayan Vasco victory Winners World Cup final yellow Zagallo Zizinho