At turns lyrical, ironic, and sympathetic, Mario Filho \'s chronicle of the beautiful game is a classic of Brazilian sports writing.
Now in English for the first time, the book highlights national debates about the inclusion of African-descended people in the bod.
Filho (1908-1966)--a famous Brazilian journalist after whom Rio\'s Maracana stadium is officially named--tells the Brazilian Soccer story as a boundary-busting one of race relations, popular culture, and national identity.
At turns lyrical, ironic, and sympathetic, Mario Filho \'s chronicle of the beautiful game is a classic of Brazilian sports writing