Brazil's Dance with the Devil at Wooden Shoe Books

[Joe Cleffie]

The following event with Haymarket Books author, Dave Zirin, is on Saturday at Woden Shoe Books on South St.

Brazil's Dance with the Devil The World Cup, The Olympics, and the Fight for Democracy

When Sat, May 31, 7pm – 9pm

Description Saturday May 31st 7PM Brazil's Dance with the Devil The World Cup, The Olympics, and the Fight for Democracy with Dave Zirin @ Wooden Shoe Books (704 South Street) The people of Brazil celebrated when it was announced that they were hosting the twentieth World Cup (June 12–July 13, 2014), the world's most-viewed sporting tournament, and the thirty-first Summer Olympics (August 5–21, 2016). Now they are protesting in numbers the country hasn't seen in decades, with Brazilians taking to the streets to try to reclaim the sports they love but see being corrupted by powerful corporate interests, profiteering, and greed. In this compelling new book, relying on original reporting from the most dangerous corners of Rio to the halls of power in Washington, DC, Dave Zirin examines how sports and politics are colliding in remarkable fashion in Brazil, opening up an international conversation on the culture, economics, and politics of sports.

DAVE ZIRIN is the sports editor for the Nation and the author of Game Over: How Politics Has Turned the Sports World Upside Down. Named one of UTNE Reader’s “Fifty Visionaries Who Are Changing Our World,” Zirin is a frequent guest on MSNBC, ESPN, and Democracy Now! He also hosts the weekly Sirius XM show Edge of Sports Radio and has been called "the best sportswriter in the United States," by Robert Lipsyte. He lives near Washington, DC.