BRAZIL - Football

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BRAZIL - Football

• A Case Study of an Emergent Society.

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• Spain Portugal colonised South America but the
  British game of football was introduced.
• National sport in Brazil.
• Spread through factories and the slaves playing
  it.
• Natural street game
• Inspired by role models Pele, Ronaldo
• Children dreamed of being spotted by pro clubs as
  a way out of poverty.
• Integrate communities in an unthreatening way, to
  appease (satisfy) people.

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Like the Americans constantly produce natural
basketball players, we create footballers who
play like no one else in the world. Its in the
blood. It comes from our culture. We call it
Jeitinho, a piece of Brazilian magic that
exists only in our culture. The Sun,
June 29, 2002
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West Indies - Cricket
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• Sports range from tribal activities of the
  original population, to afro-caribbean activities
  developed by the slave population.
• Cricket introduced by Colonists
• Basketball Baseball are now popular sports.

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Cricket influence

• Established National Identity united the
  islands that make up WI.
• Take on the rest of the Commonwealth and achieve
  success that would not have been possible of one
  island.
• Team loyality stability within the community
  (structure/rules of cricket)
• Inspiration of role models
• Influence of American Sportspossible success?