Women's soccer in the "country of boots": - barriers for women in brazilian soccer

Soccer is a sport that is popular all over the world. A sport that began in England and today is the most practiced sport in the world, since its inception there have been some groups that have been excluded from practicing and enjoying it. One of these groups is women, who in Brazil have even been banned by law from practicing this sport. In this book, which is the result of a course completion project, we will try to present and discuss some of the barriers faced by women in practicing soccer in Brazil, the "country of soccer".

About the author

Procedentes del campo de la Educación Física, los autores son apasionados del fútbol. Han tenido variadas experiencias en este deporte y hoy, en su labor profesional, siguen reflexionando sobre cómo el fútbol puede ser un canal para la identidad y el ejercicio de la ciudadanía.

Product details

• Authors: Joyce Cordeiro de Moura, Marcelo Fadori Soares Palhares, Monique Maria Fernandes de Souza
• Publisher: Our Knowledge Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.03.2024
• EAN: 9786207275038
• ISBN: 9786207275038
• No. of pages: 60
• Subject: Guides > Sport > General, dictionaries, handbooks, yearbooks, history