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. In a rollicking read that travels from the favelas of Rio de Janeiro to the fabled Maracanã St...

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Main Author: Zirin, Dave (Author)
Language:English
Published: Chicago, Illinois : Haymarket Books, [2016]
Edition:Second Edition Expanded and Revised, Updated Olympics edition, 2016 edition.
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.
Physical Description:xvii, 275 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm
Format: Book
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Brazil's dance with the devil : the World Cup, the Olympics, and the fight for democracy

Authors: Zirin, Dave
Published: Haymarket Books, 2014
Physical Description: xi, 246 pages : illustrations, map, portraits ; 22 cm
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