Jogo Bonito
Pele, Neymar and Brazil’s Beautiful Game
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
15 May 2014
Summary
An exuberant and entertaining exploration of Brazil, the world’s biggest football superpower.
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 cas…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780224099899 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0224099892 |
| Author: | Nichola Smalley, Henrik Brandão Jönsson |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Yellow Jersey Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 15 May 2014 |
| Weight: | 307g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 135mm x 20mm |
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Critics Review
Jonsson’s book is a joy, dancing around erratically between the best and worst of Brazil
Jonsson’s book is a joy, dancing around erratically between the best and worst of Brazil * The Times *
Distinguished by its entertaining originality – Richard Williams * Guardian *
Jonsson is a fearless, dogged journalist… Jogo Bonito is an artful, spare book. The prose gallops along in an elegant and entertaining introduction to the sprawling intoxicating mess that is modern Brazil – Francis O’Shaugnessy * Racing Post *
About The Author
Nichola Smalley
Henrik Brandão Jönsson is a writer and journalist who has been living in Rio de Janeiro since 2002. In 2011 he won the official Swedish television award for best investigative program of the year and was nominated for the Swedish Grand Journalism Award.
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