Ideological Artifact - Brasil's Official Website
I don't think I am going out on a limb with this, but I am looking at this artifact through a hegemonic lens. I know it isn't a religious, or political ideology, but Soccer, or Futbal in Brasil is a hegemony. Looking simply at the countries official website there is a link to sports. It is dominated by Soccer. Sure you can play other sports in Brasil, but soccer is what is promoted, it is what is transmitted by the media, and is the pride of the nation.
You are among the minority in Brasil if you don't follow the sport. It is everywhere you look and almost from birth it is a part of you. In the USA it is very different, on any given sunday you may see basketball, football, golf, soccer, baseball, racing, track and field, etc. on the front page of the sports section, but in Brasil it would be extremely rare to see anything but soccer in the news.
I couldn't get the whole page to fit on the post, so it might not look like a major hegemonic sport, so here is the link to the website: http://www.brasil.gov.br/sobre/sports
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It's beyond hegemony.
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