Brazil's Dance with the Devil

Description:

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 Stadium to Zirin examines how athletic mega-events turn into neoliberal Trojan horses.

subjects: Tournaments,  World Cup (Soccer) (2014 : Brazil),  Olympic Games (31st : 2016 : Rio de Janeiro, Brazil),  Democracy,  Social aspects,  Political aspects,  Soccer,  Sports tournaments,  World cup (soccer),  Olympics,  Sports and state,  Sports, corrupt practices,  Brazil, politics and government,  Sports administration,  Brazil, social conditions,  Sports,  History,  World Cup (Soccer) (2014 : Brazil) (uri) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2014050792 (uri) http://viaf.org/viaf/sourceID/LC|no2014050792,  Olympic Games (31st : 2016 : Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) (uri) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2010046683 (uri) http://viaf.org/viaf/sourceID/LC|no2010046683

Places: Brazil