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God is Brazilian: Charles Miller, the Man Who Brought Football To Brazil Book

A biography of Charles Miller, the man who taught Brazil how to play Football.Read More

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    In 1894, Charles Miller arrived in Brazil with a pair of boots, a book of rules and a football. When he reached Sao Paulo, he was shocked to discover that no-one knew how to play. So he marked out a pitch, gathered twenty young men, and divided them into two teams...Today, Brazil are the greatest exponents of the beautiful game, and Charles Miller has been all but forgotten. This book resurrects his story and is a gripping narrative of one man's love of football and the clash between two very different cultures: the foxtrot versus the samba, the stiff upper lip versus swinging hips, Britain versus Brazil. Josh Lacey uncovers the history of the British in Brazil while narrating the profoundly moving story of a man who gave a country its greatest gift, but lost everything his heart, his soul and even his wife to that seductive country.

  • 0752434144
  • 9780752434148
  • Josh Lacey
  • 1 April 2005
  • NPI Media Group
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 223
  • illustrated edition
  • Illustrated
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