Professor Flávio de Campos, coordinator of the University of São Paulo’s Ludens interdisciplinary research center for football and recreational activities, this exposed part of Brazil’s problem on and off the pitch. He said: “This boy committed a mistake in the first German goal and then he voluntarily tried to resolve the problems of society, going forward out of position like a madman, to bring joy to his people. “These are boys. The pressure is great.” Professor Campos said it was a “pathological” part of Brazilian culture to want to find leaders and heroes in footballers. “At 5pm, we were looking for heroes. By 7pm, we were looking for villains,” he said. “In Brazil, we don’t believe in witches but we believe in saviors of the homeland. “Brazilian football overestimates the value of the individual to the detriment of the collective. “It’s a form of self-mutilation. The number of jokes made by Brazilians about ourselves afterwards shows this. It shows our self-esteem is low. “The discourse is significant. It’s wrong. “The team is playing with this weight on its shoulders; it doesn’t have to resolve or compensate for the problems of Brazilian society.” america.aljazeera/articles/2014/7/10/brazil-protests-worldcup.html
Posted on: Mon, 14 Jul 2014 06:09:53 +0000
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