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In Brazil nothing is more important than football. If England is the birthplace of football then Brazil - the five-time World Cup winners and home of Pele, Romario, Ronaldo, Neymar and the rest - is the heart and soul of the game. Jogo Bonito - meaning 'the beautiful game' - takes you on a journey through the Wild West of Brazilian football. On the way we meet an eclectic cast of characters, such as Mario Zagallo, the four-time World Cup winner; the long, lost son of Garrincha; Brazil's best-loved bad boy player turned politician, Romario; and many more. We take a trip to an away game with the country's most violent hooligans, visit the home of the world's largest amateur football tournament and enjoy a boozy dinner with South America's most famous commentator - he of 'goooooooool' fame. Jogo Bonito is a history, a travelogue and a gonzo-style report into a country which has the sixth biggest economy in the world and yet questionable records on education, healthcare and corruption. The result is a book that not only tells the story of Brazilian football, but also of today's Brazil.

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Book category Books in English Lifestyle, sport & leisure Sports & outdoor recreation Ball games

• Full title: Jogo Bonito
• Subtitle: Pele, Neymar and Brazil's Beautiful Game
• Author: Henrik Brandăo Jönsson
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288
• EAN: 9780224099899
• ISBN: 0224099892
• ID: 02380393
• Publisher: Vintage Publishing
• Weight: 310 g
• Dimensions: 217 × 136 × 21 mm
• Date of publishing: 15. May 2014

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