Brazilian Studies

Lyrical, ironic, and sympathetic, Mário Filho's chronicle of 'the beautiful game' is a classic of Brazilian sports writing. Translated from Portuguese by Jack A. Draper.

The Country of Football is filled with engaging stories of star players and other key figures, as well as extraordinary research on local, national, and international soccer communities. Soccer fans, scholars, and readers who are interested in the history of sport will emerge with a greater understanding of the complex relationship between Brazilian soccer and the nation’s history.

Editado por Diego Armus y Stefan Rinke.
Estudia la popularización y criollización del football, su transformación en fútbol en Argentina y Uruguay, y en futbol en Brasil, su consolidación como deporte profesional y de masas, y como espectáculo y fuente de pasiones.

Through the lens of Brazil's trademark sport, reporter Alex Bellos brings us a fascinating portrait of Brazilian identity.

A extraordinary chronicle of a nation that has won the World Cup five times and produced players of miraculous skill, such as Pelé, Garrincha, Rivaldo, Zico, Ronaldo, and Ronaldinho. It shows why the phrase O Jogo Bonito -- the Beautiful Game -- has justly entered the global lexicon. Yet there is another side to Brazil and its game, one that reflects the harsh sociological realities of the "futebol nation."

In this cross-cutting cultural history, Gregg Bocketti traces the origins of soccer in Brazil from its elitist, Eurocentric identity as 'foot-ball' at the end of the nineteenth century to its subsequent mythologization as the specifically Brazilian 'futebol,' o jogo bonito (the beautiful game), in the twentieth century and beyond.

This revised edition of Eduardo Galeano's riveting commentary on the history and politics of soccer includes newly written material on the 2002 World Cup, which one quarter of humanity watched. Translated from Spanish by Mark Fried.

Bebendo na filosofia, sociologia, psicanálise e crítica estética, Wisnik vai às minúcias do jogo da bola e sua evolução ao longo das décadas.

Seleção e notas de Ruy Castro.
Available online open access in PDF format.