Getting to Know Brazil Essay 400 words You can write about Brazil's history, culture and sports, etc.

Football in Brazil has its roots in England. In 1863, the Football Association was established in England. Later, a young man from Brazil went to England to study, and when he returned home, he brought back two soccer balls and a code. Soon after, the game spread in Brazil. In 1933, Brazil began to set up a professional soccer team. In 1938, the Brazilian soccer team came to prominence when it finished third in the World Cup. The World Cup soccer tournament was suspended due to World War II, and it was not until 1950 that the tournament resumed and Brazil was chosen as the host country. Brazil built a massive stadium, the Maracana Stadium, in Rio de Janeiro for the fourth World Cup soccer tournament. The official name of the Maracana Stadium is Mario Jr. Stadium, named in honor of the journalist Mario Jr. who made a great contribution to the construction of the stadium. The place was originally called Maracana and the stadium was named after it. More than half of the top ten soccer stadiums in the world today are in Brazil. Among them, the world's largest soccer stadium, Maracan?, was built in 1950s. The stadium is oval, the perimeter of the stadium is nine hundred and forty meters, the stands are thirty-two meters high, *** there are fifteen and a half thousand seats, in addition there are also boxes of three hundred, can accommodate up to 200,000 people. It is said that when the Maracana Stadium was first built. Not as big as it is now, once by the Mexican soccer stadium over, the Brazilians are not willing to settle for second place, so the expansion of the stadium, the "world's first" this honor back. Maracana stadium appearance majestic, internal equipment. It has five broadcasting studios, five television broadcasting rooms, two hundred and twenty loudspeakers, one hundred and ten telephone extensions, seventy-five time clocks and seventy sirens. In addition, there are forty-six kiosks, a cafeteria, athletes' dormitories, locker rooms, wards, massage and muscle therapy rooms, showers, and dozens of toilets for men and women. In order to prevent fans from being overzealous or running into the stadium to cause trouble, there is a moat-like ditch around the center playing field that separates the stadium from the stands. There is a large square outside the stadium where more than 6,000 cars can be parked, and there is a monument at the main entrance of the stadium with the inscription "The most beautiful goal ever scored in the Maracan?". This monument was built to commemorate Pele's goal in 1961, when he took the ball from his team's penalty area and drove it through seven opponents to the opposing team's goal and into the net. Eight years later, in this stadium, Pele scored his 1,000th goal in a match between Brazil and Yugoslavia. This was an unprecedented record among world soccer players. After that, he said goodbye to the Brazilian team. The soccer ball was signed by Pele and is in the Sports Memorial Museum in Brazil. In 1981, the ball mysteriously disappeared, sensationalizing the whole country. The police investigated everywhere and finally found it in an indoor swimming pool in Rio de Janeiro. Today, visitors to this soccer stadium can still see the pair of soccer shoes Pele wore when he scored his thousandth goal and the chair in which he sat wearing an oxygen mask during halftime. In 1970, the Maracan? Stadium was in full swing. That year, two hundred and fourteen matches were played at the Maracana***, an average of four per week. Every Sunday, the entire city was decorated in a colorful, festive atmosphere, cars, windows, cheerleaders on the back, the streets are decorated with the representative colors of each team. The game is even more lively on the field, cheerleaders keep sending out rhythmic shouts, the audience's enthusiasm for the game also moved, sometimes waving colorful flags, sometimes cheering and jumping. At the end of the game, people danced the samba to celebrate the victory. Over the past forty years, the Maracana Stadium has greatly contributed to the popularization and improvement of Brazilian soccer, thus making Brazil in the World Cup soccer tournament, many times won the championship. Brazil is recognized worldwide as a soccer kingdom. The splendor of soccer and the proper functioning of the league rely mainly on the law. Brazilian soccer was professionalized in 1933. At present, Brazil's direct leading organization in soccer management is the Brazilian National Football Confederation (CBF). In addition, there are local soccer associations in each state and city, and the CBF is responsible for the management of the Brazilian national soccer league and national teams at all levels, while the local soccer associations are responsible for the management of the local level leagues. Although the Brazilian Ministry of Sports has the right to guide and advise the CBF, the actual power in the field of soccer is in the hands of the CBF. Brazilian soccer clubs are now taking the path of marketization, transforming into "corporate clubs". Normally, the clubs have the right to make decisions on matters such as player management, ticket sales, and finding sponsorships, while they need to negotiate with the football associations at all levels in terms of television broadcasting and match scheduling. Clubs that own their own stadiums also have the right to manage them. Brazil has a Court of Arbitration for Sports at all levels, which is responsible for making judicial or administrative judgments on various issues and disputes arising in professional leagues. The Court of Arbitration is composed of five senior judges, and is legally serious, independent and authoritative. Over the past 70 years of professionalization, there have been problems in the management of Brazilian domestic soccer, with the main conflicts manifesting themselves in the unregulated marketization of clubs, the bureaucratic style of football associations at all levels, and the uneasy relationship between the government, clubs, and football associations. In addition to a few big-name clubs, most Brazilian clubs are unable to make ends meet, players' wages are low, club facilities are outdated, and a large number of outstanding players have left the country. However, Mr. Niton, Assistant Minister of Sports of Brazil, told reporters that these problems in the development of soccer are gradually being solved under the leadership and supervision of the Ministry of Sports.　　The Brazilian Football Federation was founded in 1914 and joined FIFA in 1923.　　By 2002 Brazil was already in the World Cup final round for the 17th time. Brazil is the only team in the world to have competed in the final stages of every World Cup. Since the 1930 World Cup, Brazil has not missed a single World Cup, a unique record in the world of soccer. Pele, the "King of Balls", said that a World Cup without Brazil would be unthinkable.　　Brazil is also the only team in the world to have won the World Cup five times. In addition, Brazil has been runner-up twice, third twice and fourth once, making it the best team in World Cup history. By 1998, the Brazilian team **** 6 times into the World Cup final, with Germany equal.　　In 1950, the Brazilian team lifted the World Cup for the first time, which was the only one lifted by Brazil. In this tournament, the Brazilian team went all the way to the final, but in the final was accidentally 1:2 loss to the Uruguayan team. 1958, Brazil won the World Cup for the first time in Sweden, when only 17 years old Pele as well as Garrincha for the Brazilian team to win the title. 1962, the World Cup lifted in Chile, the Brazilian team defended the title successfully. 1970, the Brazilian team won the title for the third time in Mexico. Players Didi, Wawa, Garrincha, Jaisinghio and Pele have become legends, and Brazil became the first country to win the World Cup four times when they beat Italy for the fourth time in the 1994 World Cup held in the United States. Brazil also won the Fair Play Award and the Eye Catching Award for this World Cup.　　Since Scolari, who is known for his pragmatic style of play, became the head coach of the Brazilian national team, the Brazilian team as a whole has been difficult to see the light and airy style of South American soccer. Apart from the occasional pleasing performance of individual players, the overall level of the Brazilian team seems to have dropped. Scolari's soccer ideology is to keep committing fouls in order to win. As long as the ball is in play, it doesn't matter even if the kicking is ugly. Fans of Brazilian soccer may be disappointed in the World Cup because the Brazilian team they know is gone.　　The Brazilian team is a representative of the technical style of play, with players having good individual skills and strong single-player ability.　　Brazil's history of famous players are: "King" Pele, Garrincha, Didi, Wawa, Zico, Falcao, Socrates, Romario, Bebeto, Ronaldo, Kaka. Junior. Among them, Pele is the undisputed greatest player of all time.　　Traditional uniform: yellow top with green stripes, blue shorts, green striped socks on a white background.　　Brazil performance statistics: World Cup participation record: *** 17 times in the World Cup final round (1930, 34, 38, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 70, 74, 78, 82, 86, 90, 94, 98,02,06) World Cup Soccer Champion: 5 times, 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002. Copa América soccer tournament Winner: 8 times; 1919, 1922, 1949, 1989, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2007. Confederations Cup Winner 3 times; 199720052009 Brazil's 7 World Cup Finals appearances: 1950 (Brazil): Brazil lost to Uruguay, 1:2, and finished second.　　1958 (Sweden): Brazil won the championship with a 5:2 victory over Sweden.　　1962 (Chile): Brazil won the championship with a 3:1 victory over Czechoslovakia.　　1970 (Mexico): Brazil won the championship with a 4:1 victory over Italy.　　1994 (USA): Brazil won the title on penalties 3:2, with a 0:0 draw in 120 minutes.　　1998 (France): Brazil lost to France 0:3 and finished second.　　2002 (Japan and South Korea): Brazil won the championship by beating Germany 2;0