Contents 1
1 Football as a Multifaceted Object of Academic Studies in Brazil
Sérgio Settani Giglio and Marcelo Weishaupt Proni
Part I Politics and History
2 Football and Politics, 13
Luiz Carlos Ribeiro
3 “My Concern Was to Play Football”: Relations Between Football and Dictatorship, 31
Sérgio Settani Giglio
4 The Political Dimension of “Futebol-Arte”, 49
José Paulo Florenzano
5 1982 World Cup: Democratic Winds in Spain and Brazil, 65
Alvaro Vicente do Cabo
6 Brazilian Football and History, 85
João Manuel Casquinha Malaia Santos
7 Myths, Football and National Identity (1930–1983), 97
Denaldo Alchorne de Souza
8 Order and Progress on the Grandstands: Sports Journalism and the Genesis of Uniformed Football Fans During the Political Regime of the Estado Novo (1937–1945), 113
Bernardo Buarque de Hollanda and Aníbal Chaim
Part II Sociology and Anthropology
9 Sport and Society in the Writings of Roberto DaMatta, 133
Alexandre Fernandez Vaz
10 Neymar, Football and the Formation of a Neoliberal Culture, 149
Michel Nicolau Netto and Sávio Cavalcante
11 A Modernity that is not Complete? Ideas and Interpretations About Brazilian Football, 173
Juliano de Souza and Wanderley Marchi Júnior
12 FIFA, BRICS, and the Soft Power Discourse: Analysis of the World Cup in South Africa, Brazil, and Russia, 193
Marco Bettine
13 Football and Anthropology in Brazil, 205
Arlei Sander Damo
14 An Ethnographic Game of Fluid Categories of Analysis, 227
Enrico Spaggiari
15 Garrincha, Pelé and Maradona: The Sporting Sacred in Times of Football Icon Veneration, 243
Luiz Henrique de Toledo
16 When Does the World Cup 2014 Event Start and End? , 263
Martin Curi Part III Other Areas
17 Football and Communication Studies in Brazil: Fences and Crossroads of an Indisciplinary Field, 281
Édison Gastaldo
18 Sport and the Media in Brazil: Vices and Virtues of a Secular Marriage, 291
José Carlos Marques
19 World Cups’ Geography: Urban Brazil in 1950 , 307
Gilmar Mascarenhas
20 Stadiums and Arenas as Privileged Lenses to Capture Changes in Urban Space, 321
Fernando da Costa Ferreira
21 The Football Industry in Brazil, 335
Marcelo Weishaupt Proni
22 The Controversy Over the Introduction of the VAR in Brazil, 373
Sérgio Settani Giglio and Marcelo Weishaupt Proni
Part IV Transversal Themes
23 Life Projects, Women and Football, 397
Osmar Moreira de Souza Júnior and Heloisa Helena Baldy dos Reis
24 Brazil is Hexa: Marta’s Sporting Career, 413
Cláudia Samuel Kessler and Silvana Vilodre Goellner
25 Gender Expressions and the Multiple Practices of Football in Brazil, 429
Wagner Xavier de Camargo
26 Football, Violence, and Democratic Politics in Brazil, 443
Heloisa Helena Baldy dos Reis and Mariana Zuaneti Martins
27 Narratives About Football Hooliganism in Brazil: (De)constructing the Label “Violent Supporter”, 457
Felipe Tavares Paes Lopes
28 The Experience of Cheering in (So-Called) “Modern Football”, 471
Silvio Ricardo da Silva and Priscila Augusta Ferreira Campos
29 Brazilian Racism in Football, 489
Bruno Otávio de Lacerda Abrahão and Antonio Jorge Gonçalves Soares
30 “This is a Reality”: The Racism Narrated by Black Characters in Brazilian Football, 507
Marcel Diego Tonini
Index, 527