Brazil - the football cure
Brazil - the football cure
As the World Cup engulfed Brazil, it appeared inevitable that a mass delirium would take over the football crazed nation. Football holds a religious-like grip on Brazil’s psyche and nowhere is this more true than in the Favelas, Brazil’s sprawling slums notorious for their poverty, drug violence, and armed criminal gangs.
But joining the people of the Cantagalo Favela in Rio as they watch Brazil play reveals more nuance.
Read MoreAs the World Cup engulfed Brazil, it appeared inevitable that a mass delirium would take over the football crazed nation. Football holds a religious-like grip on Brazil’s psyche and nowhere is this more true than in the Favelas, Brazil’s sprawling slums notorious for their poverty, drug violence, and armed criminal gangs.
But joining the people of the Cantagalo Favela in Rio as they watch Brazil play reveals more nuance.