The History of Football and Literature in Brazil (1908-1938)

This article explores the emergence of literary texts in Brazil that centre on the relatively new practice of football in the early decades of the 20^th century. Primarily published in the cities of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, the nation’s centres of football practice and literary production, these texts mediated competing visions of the place of football in Brazilian society, and of Brazil itself. Through a combination of textual analysis and socio-political contextualisation, we see how a number of the country’s key literary figures - male and female - drew on football to construct a sense of nation for the new Republic, and their place within it.

Palavras-chave:
Football; Literature; Brazil; 1920s; 1938 World Cup

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David Wood is Past President of the Society for Latin American Studies (SLAS) and is the Director of International Affairs for the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at the University of Sheffield. (david.wood@sheffield.ac.uk)

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The History of Football and Literature in Brazil (1908-1938)i i Sections of this first appeared in the third chapter of my book Football and Literature in South America (New York/ Abingdon: Routledge, 2017). I am grateful to Taylor and Francis for the opportunity to include these sections here.

A história do futebol e da literatura no Brasil (1908-1938)

La historia del fútbol y de la literatura en Brasil (1908-1938)

Abstract

The History of Football and Literature in Brazil (1908-1938)ⁱ i Sections of this first appeared in the third chapter of my book Football and Literature in South America (New York/ Abingdon: Routledge, 2017). I am grateful to Taylor and Francis for the opportunity to include these sections here.