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Brazilian soccer
A personal selection of photographs with their stories.
018. Capoeira
JUNE 2005: Capoeira
Back in Belo Horizonte, I encountered a group of capoeira dancers in Parque Municipal (Municipal Park). The dancers were accompanied by typical music instruments, among which the berimbau. One by one, the dancers entered the circle to challenge their friends already dancing in the circle. The audience clearly enjoyed their acrobatic and rhythmic performances. I was amazed to watch a teenager dancing with the same acrobatic skills as his adult opponents.
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2005, 2014
A personal selection of photographs with their stories.
003. Supporter
JANUARY 2005: Supporter
In Belo Horizonte, there are two rivaling soccer teams playing in the Série A of the Brazilian competition: Cruzeiro and Atlético Mineiro. Late January 2005, I was invited to watch a match of Cruzeiro in the huge Mineirão Stadium, which had a capacity of over seventy thousand people at that time. That day, a match was played as part of the state competition of Minas Gerais, the mineiro. A match between Cruzeiro and lower-ranked Democratas Governador Valadares. There weren’t many supporters that day. But they were very fanatic: they cheered, shouted and cursed during the match. One little boy was cheering for his favorite team: Cruzeiro.
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2005, 2014
BELO HORIZONTE (MG)
At Praça da Liberdade, the principal square in Belo Horizonte, a giant hourglass shows the countdown until the start of the 2014 World Cup. This hourglass, with mirror-like panels, shows the logo of one of the major sponsors of that soccer tournament.
Yesterday, December 25th, 2011: The countdown clock shows the number ‘900’.
Faltam 900 Dias, only 900 days to go, when Brazil welcomes the world’s best soccer players, to compete with Brazil for the World Title.
Belo Horizonte will host 2 matches in the group phase, one match of the final 16 knock-out phase, and one semi final.
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