Brazil: The Beautiful Game
- 作者
- 出版社 Prestel
- 出版时间 2014年5月
- ISBN 3791348949 或 9783791348940
- 定价 366.50
内容简介
Inanticipationofthe2014FIFAWorldCup,thiscelebrationofBrazil’sfootballobsessioncaptureseveryangleofthegame,theplayers,andthefansofthemostbeautifulgameonearth.HavingphotographedfootballinBrazilfortwodecades,nooneunderstandsthecountry’spassionforthesportbetterthanChristopherPillitz.FromBrazil’ssun-kissedbeachestoitsdenselypopulatedfavelas,PillitzrevealsthesportasBrazil’sreligion.Hisboldandbrightlycoloredphotographsshowplayersofeveryageandwalkoflife.Theytakereadersfromenormousstadiumsandprisonyardstothetopsoftallbuildingsandadeep-seaoilplatform;acrosscountlessstreets,alleys,andhighways;eveninsidealocalseminarywherelongrobedmonksdisplayincredibleagilityplayingintheircassocks.Whilehecapturesstylishkicks,athleticheaders,swayingdribblesandpasses,andthesambaandcapoeirabehindtheincrediblemoves,Pillitzalsoshowsusthewildexcitementofthecolorful,eccentricfans,and,ofcourse,herevealsthegentlesideofthebeautifulgame—themanywomenfootballersandfanswhoenjoythesportasmuchastheirmalecounterparts.TimedtocoincidewithBrazil’shostingofthe2014FIFAWorldCup,thisabsorbingandthrillingcollectionwillhelpnewandseasonedfansunderstandwhatfootballtrulyrepresentstothecountry’speopleanditsculture.
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