The Poor "Wealth" of Brazilian Football: How Poverty May Shape Skill and Expertise of Players

• Main Authors: Luiz Uehara (Author), Mark Falcous (Author), Chris Button (Author), Keith Davids (Author), Duarte Araújo (Author), Adelgício Ribeiro de Paula (Author), John Saunders (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Worldwide, 1.3 billion people live in Poverty, a socio-economic status that has been identified as a key determinant of a lack of sports participation. Still, numerous athletes around the world have grown up in underprivileged socio-economic conditions. This is the case in Brazil, a country with aro...