Soccer and Racism

The Beginnings of Futebol in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, 1895-1933

By (author) Rosana Barbosa

Publication date:

12 July 2022

Publisher

Anthem Press

Dimensions:

229x153mm
6x9"

ISBN-13: 9781839984754

This book aims to use soccer as a tool to understand key elements of Brazil’s history from the overthrown of the Monarchy in 1889 to the 1930 Revolution that brought Getulio Vargas to power—the so called First Republic. More specifically, this book will show that the advent of soccer and the reactions of the elites toward this sport can be understood primarily as a consequence of the desire of the new Republic—crucially influenced by racist attitudes integral to Social Darwinism—to be included within the white civilized world. Thus, racism during the early years of football in that country was influenced by the eurocentric views of the world in racial terms and the Brazilian elites desire to be accepted by the civilized white world.

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

“Using engaging and agile prose, Barbosa skillfully uses soccer as a prism to explore critical factors related to Brazilian history. This excellent book clearly reveals how Brazil’s widely popular sport has been intrinsically connected since its origins to questions regarding economic development, national identity and social and racial relations." – Jorge A. Nállim, Professor, Department of History, University of Manitoba, Canada.