In the wake of the tragedy at the stadium to host the opening match in 2014 (pictured above), Mauricio Savarese speculates on the political logic behind the selection of the 12 host cities. By Mauricio Savarese “Who are the most powerful governors and mayors in Brazil?” Back in 2008, that was a strange question to ask someone(…)
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Brazil 2012 – year in review
This year, the country didn’t deliver on everything international observers thought the country had promised, but Brazil still remains one of the 21st century’s most remarkable success stories. 2013 could be decisive. For those paying attention to Brazil headlines, 2012 was mostly a bad year. For some, it was enough to re-evaluate the status as(…)
South America wins – Corinthians take world title
The ‘people’s team‘ from São Paulo upset Chelsea this morning in Japan and delivered Brazilian football a particularly delicious triumph. Above, Peruvian Paolo Guerrero knocks in the winning goal. By Dom Phillips It has been six years since a South American team won the FIFA Club World Cup. But today Corinthians deserved every centimetre of(…)
World Club Championship – Corinthians vs. Chelsea
Sunday is a big date for anyone with more than a passing interest in Brazilian soccer. At 8.30am Brasília time, London’s Chelsea, one of the UK’s richest clubs, and current European Champions, face São Paulo’s Corinthians in the final of the FIFA Club World Cup at the Yokahoma Stadium in Japan. Above, Corinthians goalie Cassio,(…)
Corinthians take the championship – São Paulo explodes
The ‘people’s team‘ took the South American cup last night, and the continent’s largest city promptly began setting off more fireworks than most cities in the US did for Independence Day. Our gringo Corinthiano Dom Phillips reports on what it felt like. By Dom Phillips The weight of expectation was becoming unbearable even hours before(…)
South America’s football championship – the final
São Paulo’s gritty Corinthians will take on Boca Juniors of Buenos Aires Wednesday, in a rematch of last week’s thrilling tie. The match, set for 21:50 at São Paulo’s Pacaembu stadium, is the second of the two-part final that will determine the champion of the continent. By Dom Phillips One-nil down to Boca Juniors in their(…)
Corinthians vs. Boca for the South American championship
By Dom Phillips Anyone with a feel for Brazilian soccer should tune into Wednesday night’s final: Argentina’s Boca Juniors against São Paulo’s Corinthians. This heavyweight title fight is the first leg in a two-game final to decide the Libertadores South America-wide club competition – the continent’s equivalent of Europe’s Champions League. All eyes in Brazil(…)
The people’s team
The legions of fans in the outskirts of São Paulo that celebrate and suffer along with Corinthians, arguably Brazil’s toughest soccer team, are maddeningly close to clinching the South American title. By Dom Phillips “Hawk steals reporters cell-phone at Corinthians training,” is not a headline sports reporters tend to write. Yesterday one did. The story(…)
Modern Brazilian politics, as performed by samba dancers
I’m reporting from the Carnival of Recife, in Pernambuco – but more on that later. Before I left São Paulo, I caught a striking take on the samba parade. Former President Lula is in treatment for cancer, so he could not march this year with Gaviões da Fiel, the samba school associated with Corinthians, his(…)
