Category Archives: Brazil

World Cup stadium in Brazil collapses

A portion of Itaquero Stadium in Sao Paolo, Brazil collapsed Wednesday when a crane fell on it, killing two workers and leaving a third hospitalized in serious condition. The stadium was meant to be the site of the World Cup’s opening match this summer. Although Brazil’s 12 World Cup venues were due to be completed… Read More »

Brazil 2014: Watch Your Head

Given today’s lecture regarding perceived World Cup host nation issues and media hype, I felt as though a post regarding the likelihood of fan violence during the 2014 World Cup was merited. Brian Phillips at Grantland already did much of the work for me on this topic in his article A Yellow Card, but I… Read More »

Soccer Street Art in Brazil

Je veux laisser cette vidéo pour commencer la discussion d’art en Brasil.  Il existe nombreux artistes qui se concerne avec l’art de football.  Quand David Goldblatt nous a rendu visite, il a discute le graffiti en Brazil un petit peu, mais cette vidéo-clip donne un explantation très bonne. http://www.youtube.com/embed/gdHOAn-D7AE#sthash.7p28UW82.dpuf

The Beautiful Game Leads to a Beheading

Late last week, Jeré Longman and Taylor Barnes of The New York Times relate one of the most chilling stories I have ever read in briliant, gory detail. This is a story of violence, poverty, anger and of course, soccer.   In Centro do Meio, a remote, impoverished town in northwestern Brasil, last June, two young men were… Read More »

The World Cup: An Opiate for the Brazilian People?

Sometime yesterday Brazil’s Sports Minister Aldo Rebelo was asked about the possible continuation of the protests that have been wide-spread throughout Brazil, especially since last summers Confederations Cup. He stated, “I don’t believe we will see demonstrations during the World Cup, I think the World Cup will be protected by the will of the people to… Read More »

Les Manifestations Continuent

Un article a été publié dans le Wall Street Journal la semaine dernière qui décrit récentes manifestations à Sao Paulo et Rio de Janeiro. Même si les manifestations massives qui ont eu lieu à travers le pays cet été ont pour la plupart disparu, de petits groupes continuent à protester dans les rues. La semaine… Read More »

Taking Technology to New Limits

We have been hearing all about goal line technology and how we may see other new technologies emerge, often showcased at the premier level that is the World Cup in 2014. However, in one of my most recent neuroscience classes, we discussed a Duke researcher, Miguel Nicolelis, who works in Brazil and seeks to have… Read More »