Soccer and Racism: The Beginnings of Futebol in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, 1895-1933 - Paperback

by Rosana Barbosa (Author)

This book aims to use soccer as a tool to understand key elements of Brazil's history from the overthrow of the Monarchy in 1889 to the 1930 Revolution that brought Getulio Vargas to power - the so-called First Republic.

Author Biography

Rosana Barbosa is a professor in the history department at Saint Mary's University, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.