Brazilian football (soccer)

Football (soccer) is the most prominent and successful sport in Brazil.The National Team has won the FIFA World Cup tournament a record five times, in 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002 and it is the only team to succeed in qualifying for every World Cup competition ever held, and to be among the favorites to win the trophy every time the competition is scheduled. After Brazil won its third World Cup in 1970, they were awarded the Jules Rimet Trophy permanently. And Brazil will host the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Pele, one of the most recognized footballers in history, led Brazil to three of those championships and is the top scorer of all time in the sport, not to mention all of the contemporary talents in the national team nowadays.
Football is taken very seriously in Brazil with anything less than a win considered practically worthless and a complete waste of time and effort.During the World Cup workers pause from their duties to watch their team in action.Banks shut down three hours before matches to allow their workers prepare for the game. All kinds of activities stop all over the country and people religiously sit in front of TVs. The World Cup unite Brazilian people and make them proud of their country.
The sport was brought from England to Brazil by Charles Miller. On his return to Brazil, Charles brought some football equipment and a rule book with him. He then developed the new rules of the game amongst the playing community in São Paulo.
Brazilian football is known for its trickery, fast flowing, attacking style of play and considered a reflection of the country's multiracial society. Brazil's unique style is characterised by much creativity, swing, and is infused with various rhythms and choreographies. The combination of those elements is called ginga. The great foot ability could be traced to the physical coordination and rhythm associated with the capoeira and samba which are characterized by footsteps to dance or to play under the rhythm of African drums. It is believed that this unique style was developed in the low income areas largely populated by people of African descent.
Football quickly became a passion for Brazilians, who often refer to their country as "o país do futebol" ("the country of football"). Over 10,000 Brazilians play professionally all over the world.
Football has a major effect on Brazilian culture. It is the favorite pastime of youngsters playing football on the streets and indoor. And it is easy to realise that most of the nowadays famous Brazilian football players came from very poor neighbourhoods or "favelas" (slums). As there are no better alternatives of leisure in those areas, they play football. That is also a way most of them have to escape from poverty, drugs and urban violence. And those are the places yet to be discovered by teams and managers to select new talents from.
In short, Brazil is a country full of talented football players who are waiting for a chance to show what they know best: play nice football! We can guide you into those areas whether if you are interested in watching a football game in loco as a tourist or if you are interesting in contracting new talents, and if that is the case we can organise games with a pre selection of good ones so you can choose the best of them and we can also help with documents for travelling (and when necessary parents' authorisation). We have several talented young guys to show you their art. For more information about this subject, please contact us by e-mail: sindri_o@hotmail.co.uk