Revista Brasileira de Educação Física e Esporte
On-line version ISSN 1981-4690
Abstract
ALMEIDA, Marco Antonio Bettine de; GUTIERREZ, Gustavo Luis and FERREIRA, Ricardo Pellison. Futebol e ferrovia: a história de um trem da industrialização que parte para o noroeste paulista. Rev. Bras. Educ. Fís. Esporte [online]. 2010, vol.24, n.02, pp.249-258. ISSN 1981-4690.
The article seeks to develop the relationship between the expansion of railway network in São Paulo and the evolution of sports, especially the soccer. The central idea is that movement occurs in urban areas to the interior, not as a traditionally rural area, but in the midst of the emergence and expansion of towns and cities. It identifies the main features of political scenario, economic and social in Brazil in the first half of the twentieth century and contribute to the discussion on the development of sports in the period.
Keywords : History; Sports; Football.