A Concrete Relationship: The Soccer Practice in São Paulo and the Stadiums of Parque Antarctica and Pacaembu

Authors

  • Fernando Atique Universidade Federal de São Paulo; Departamento de História
  • Diógenes Sousa Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas
  • Hennan Gessi Universidade Federal de São Paulo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/1982-02672015v23n0104

Abstract

Relating the introduction of soccer in the city of São Paulo, its development and the attraction of fans, the paper aims to show how this Sport can be seen not only as a cultural manifestation, but also, as a material contribution for the city. In a specific way, as the main goal, the paper analyzes the conformation of two Stadiums: the Parque Antarctica, built in the Água Branca neighborhood, and the Pacaembu, erected in the homonymous neighborhood. These stadiums, as notable architectures, served as passports to a celebration: the Reinforced Concrete Technology as a symbol of São Paulo. As a final contribution, the article discusses the Paulista identity from those elements: the soccer and the reinforced concrete, showing the hard ties between them, curiously almost nonexistent in our historiography.

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Published

2015-06-01

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Section

Material Culture Studies

How to Cite

ATIQUE, Fernando; SOUSA, Diógenes; GESSI, Hennan. A Concrete Relationship: The Soccer Practice in São Paulo and the Stadiums of Parque Antarctica and Pacaembu. Anais do Museu Paulista: História e Cultura Material, São Paulo, v. 23, n. 1, p. 91–109, 2015. DOI: 10.1590/1982-02672015v23n0104. Disponível em: https://revistas.usp.br/anaismp/article/view/102933.. Acesso em: 18 jul. 2024.