This book presents a kaleidoscopic view of the multidisciplinary field of research developed within Brazilian social sciences to study football as a major cultural and social phenomenon in the country. As a contributed volume, it brings together chapters authored by researchers from different disciplines, such as sociology, anthropology, political science, history, geography, economy, communication studies and physical education, who contributed to make Brazilian football a multifaceted object of study for the human and social sciences.The book is divided in four parts. The first two parts are dedicated to the "classic" areas, in which the best known research lines are concentrated: part one focuses on politics and history, while part two is dedicated to sociology and anthropology. The third part brings together studies from other four different areas: communication studies, geography, economy and physical education. The fourth part is organized not by disciplines, but around transversal themes, such as gender, violence, fans and racism.The varied approaches and different interpretations brought together in this book seek to provide an overview of the fertile academic debate that has stimulated the renewal of scientific research on football in Brazil, which makes Football and Social Sciences in Brazil a useful resource for researchers from different disciplines within the human and social sciences interested in the study of football as major cultural and social phenomenon all over the world.

Presents an overview of the field of studies about football developed within Brazilian social sciences

1.Football as a multifaceted object of academic studies in Brazil.- 2.Football and politics.- 3."My concern was to play football": relations between football and dictatorship.- 4.The political dimension of futebol-arte.- 5.1982 World Cup: Democratic winds in Spain and Brazil.-6. Brazilian football and history.- 7.Myths, football and national identity (1930-1983).- 8.Order & Progress on the Grandstands: Sports Journalism and the Genesis of uniformed football fans during the political regime of the Estado Novo (1937-1945).- 9.Sport and society in the writings of Roberto DaMatta.- 10.Neymar, football and the formation of a neoliberal culture.- 11.A modernity that is not complete? Ideas and interpretations about Brazilian football.- 12. FIFA, BRICS and the Soft Power discourse: analysis of the World Cup in South Africa, Brazil and Russia.- 13.Football and anthropology in Brazil.- 14.An ethnographic game of fluid categories of analysis.- 15. Garrincha, Pelé and Maradona: The sporting sacred in times of football icon veneration.- 16.When does the World Cup 2014 event start and end?.- 17.Football and communication studies in Brazil: Fences and crossroads of an indisciplinary field .- 18.Sport and the media in Brazil: vices and virtues of a secular marriage.- 19. World Cups' geography: urban Brazil in 1950.- 20.Stadiums and arenas as privileged lenses to capture changes in urban space.- 21.The football industry in Brazil.- 22.The controversy over the introduction of the VAR in Brazil.- 23.Life projects, women and football.- 24.Brazil is Hexa: Marta's Sporting Career.- 25.Gender expressions and the multiple practices of football in Brazil.- 26.Football, violence and democratic politics in Brazil.- 27.Narratives about football hooliganism in Brazil: (De)constructing the label "violent supporter".- 28.The experience of cheering in (so-called) "modern football".- 29.Brazilian racism in Football.- 30."This is a reality": The racism narrated by black characters in Brazilian football.