Brazil's Dance with the devil

the World Cup, the Olympics, and the fight for democracy

246 pages

English language

Published Jan. 3, 2014

ISBN:
978-1-60846-360-2
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OCLC Number:
859046462

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As the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympic Games approach, ordinary Brazilians are holding the country's biggest protest marches in decades. Sports journalist Dave Zirin traveled to Brazil to find out why. In a rollicking read that travels from the favelas of Rio de Janeiro to the fabled MaracanĂ£ Stadium to Zirin examines how athletic mega-events turn into neoliberal Trojan horses.

6 editions

Subjects

  • Tournaments
  • World Cup (Soccer) (2014 : Brazil)
  • Olympic Games (31st : 2016 : Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
  • Democracy
  • Social aspects
  • Political aspects
  • Soccer
  • Sports tournaments

Places

  • Brazil