Soccer and Racism - The Beginnings of Futebol in Sao Paulo and Rio De Janeiro, 1895-1933

This book aims to use soccer as a tool to understand key elements of Brazil's history from the overthrow of the Monarchy in 1889 to the 1930 Revolution that brought Getulio Vargas to power - the so-called First Republic. 

List of contents

Foreword; Introduction; 1 Soccer and Investments as Civilizing Forces, The Early Years of Soccer in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Urban Development in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, The Brazilian, Traction, Power and Light Company, The Light and Futebolin São Paulo; 2 Racial Exclusion in the Gentleman's Sport, Rio's Liga Metropolitana,  The South American Cup of 1921,  3 Soccer and Lusophobia, The Portuguese as an Immigrant Group and Lusophobia; Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama and the AssociaçãoMetropolitana de EsportesAtléticos (AMEA); Amateurism versus Professionalism; Epilogue: The End of Exclusion but the Continuation of Racism; Bibliography ; Index

About the author

Rosana Barbosa is a professor in the history department at Saint Mary's University, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Product details

• Authors: Rosana Barbosa, Barbosa Rosana
• Publisher: Anthem Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.07.2022
• EAN: 9781839984754
• ISBN: 978-1-83998-475-4
• No. of pages: 72
• Series: Anthem Brazilian Studies; Anthem Critical Introductions
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; South America, HISTORY / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), HISTORY / Social History, HISTORY / Latin America / South America, General & world history, Social and cultural history, History of the Americas, The Americas