Brazil's dance with the devil : the World Cup, the Olympics, and the fight for democracy / by Dave Zirin.

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As the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympic Games approach, ordinary Brazilians are holding the country's biggest protest marches in decades. Sports journalist Dave Zirin traveled to Brazil to find out why, examining how athletic mega-events turn into neoliberal Trojan horses.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Zirin, Dave (Author)
Language:English
Published: Chicago, Illinois : Haymarket Books, [2014]
Subjects:
World Cup (Soccer) > (2014 : > Brazil) > Political aspects.
World Cup (Soccer) > (2014 : > Brazil) > Social aspects.
Olympic Games > (31st : > 2016 : > Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) > Political aspects.
Olympic Games > (31st : > 2016 : > Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) > Social aspects.
Sports > Brazil > History > 21st century.
Soccer > Tournaments > Political aspects > Brazil.
Soccer > Tournaments > Social aspects > Brazil.
Sports tournaments > Political aspects > Brazil.
Sports tournaments > Social aspects > Brazil.
Democracy > Brazil.
Brazil > Politics and government > 2003-
Brazil > Social conditions > 1985-
Physical Description:xi, 246 pages : illustrations, map, portraits ; 22 cm
Format: Book

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