Author
Duque; Mar�lia
Year
2022
Publisher
UCL Press
Language
English
Pages
35
ISBN
978-1-78735-997-0
Last Update
27-Oct-2024
Keywords
Anthropology ; Communication Studies ; Sociology ; Cultural Studies
It is not a surprise that in a country known as the cradle of outstanding football players, like Pelé, Neymar and Marta, the expression pendurar as chuteiras (to hang up one’s boots) is synonymous with retirement. The metaphor is convenient for addressing the role retirement plays in the experience of ageing in Bento, the middle-class neighbourhood in São Paulo city where this ethnography took place. A wise football player could choose to pendurar as chuteiras and end her career while she is at her peak, leaving the field on a high note, or she could stay on the pitch and...
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