Do negro invisível ao herói nacional: a trajetória dos jogadores negros na seleção brasileira durante as copas do mundo de 1950 a 1958

Abstract

The purpose of this work is to report, through a historical analysis, the arrival of football in Brazil, focusing on the city of Rio de Janeiro. The main person responsible for introducing this sport in the country was the Englishman Charles Miller, with football becoming popular over the years, especially due to the success of the Brazilian national team's campaign in the 1938 World Cup, where Black players were among the main highlights of the championship. In addition to presenting a brief history of the arrival of football in Brazil, this work addresses as its main issue the inclusion of Black players in Brazilian football, focusing on the participation of the Brazilian national team in the FIFA World Cups held between 1950 and 1958. As the object of analysis, newspapers from the city of Rio de Janeiro were used,such as Cruzeiro,O Jornal, Última Hora, Diário Carioca, Correio da Manhã, as well as various other academic works that served as references for the development of this study.