Brazilian Football: A Primer
By Tom Dunmore • May 19th, 2008 • Category: Features • 5 responses
Continuing our series of primers on football around the world, we today look at Brazil with the help of Bill Turianski from Bill’s Sports Maps. We all know plenty about Brazilian football internationally; but as Brazil’s 2008 season kicks into gear, get to know the domestic teams historically and geographically by clicking on the map to view the full version.
Great work from Bill, and be sure to view the rest of his amazing collection at Bill’s Sports Maps.
Tom Dunmore is the editor of Pitch Invasion.
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Coritiba’s nickname is ‘the White Thigh’? Anyone have any background on that? Seems like an odd nickname (says the man whose team is named after tree products).
CLUBE ATLETICO MINEIRO (black & white) GALO FORTE E VINGADOR !!!!
My Portuguese is far from perfect, but the “white thigh” seems to have its origins in an insult hurled at a Coritiba player of German origin in a highly charged match in 1941. For whatever reason (perhaps because German immigrants played a large role in Coritiba’s foundation in the 19th c or perhaps because Coriitiba won the match in question), it was adopted by the fans as a badge of honour (not unlike what Tottenham have done with “yids” perhaps).
Interested parties with better Portuguese can read the story here:http://www.coritiba.com.br/php/index.php?ir=layout_padrao.php&cod_item_menu=106
I knew that someone around here would have some background, thanks, Ursus!
Fluminese all the way. You really can’t beat those colours.