Futebol
The Brazilian Way of Life - Updated Edition
1st Edition
Published on 8. May 2014
432 pages
978-1-4088-5417-4 (ISBN)
Description
The Brazilian football team is one of the wonders of the modern world and legendary names like Pelé, Garrincha and Ronaldo inspire awe in football-lovers everywhere. But in Latin America's largest country, football also symbolises racial harmony, the madness of love and the flamboyance of youth - it's a sport that expresses the identity of a nation.
This edition of a book that is now a modern classic, updated to coincide with the 2014 World Cup, explores what makes Brazil the 'football country' it is. From the Amazonian jungle to the cities of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Alex Bellos weaves a golden-yellow tapestry of stories of great names, great teams and great matches. Mixing fact with local legend, history and myth, in Futebol he uncovers what makes football the Brazilian way of life.
This edition of a book that is now a modern classic, updated to coincide with the 2014 World Cup, explores what makes Brazil the 'football country' it is. From the Amazonian jungle to the cities of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Alex Bellos weaves a golden-yellow tapestry of stories of great names, great teams and great matches. Mixing fact with local legend, history and myth, in Futebol he uncovers what makes football the Brazilian way of life.
More details
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Illustrations
2 x 12 page colour plates
ISBN-13
978-1-4088-5417-4 (9781408854174)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Book
04/2014
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
€43.55
Shipment within 15-20 days
Person
Alex Bellos has a degree in Mathematics and Philosophy from Oxford University. He has worked for the Guardian in London and Rio de Janeiro, where he was the paper's foreign correspondent. In 2006 he ghostwrote Pelé's autobiography, which was a number one bestseller, and he is also the author of the bestselling Alex's Adventures in Numberland.
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www.alexbellos.com
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Content
- Intro
- Title page
- Dedication page
- Table of Contents
- PREFACE BY SÓCRATES
- NOTE ON THE 2014 EDITION
- INTRODUCTION
- 1. THE MATCH AT THE END OF THE WORLD
- 2. HEROIC FEET
- 3. THE FATEFUL FINAL
- 4. TRIBAL GATHERINGS
- 5. THE ANGEL WITH BENT LEGS
- 6. CARNIVAL WITH A TWIST
- 7. MY LITTLE TONY
- 8. CARS, GIRLS AND KEEPING IT UP
- 9. FROGS AND MIRACLES
- 10. THE UNCONFOUNDABLE GOAL
- 11. NAKED FUTEBOL
- 12. A GAME OF TWO HEMISPHERES
- 13. TORTOISE IN A TOP HAT
- 14. WE LOST BECAUSE WE DIDN'T WIN
- 15. SOCRATIC DIALOGUE
- POSTSCRIPT TO THE 2014 EDITION
- APPENDICES
- OBRIGADO
- A NOTE ON THE AUTHOR
- PICTURE CREDITS
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- eCopyright
