WARLD CUP is a documentary piece about the other side of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, with works by photographers from different parts of world. The project name refers to a play on words between "War" Cup + "World" Cup = Warld Cup.
The work speaks about all social implicancias, the way in which the World Cup was made in Brazil, about the millions of dollars misappropriated or improperly invested, about the football in the culture and communities, about the expropriation of land for construction of stadiums, parking lots and access routes, leaving many more people in the streets without homes or in worst conditions, about the logical contradictions between the passion for the sport and criticism, about the demostration and what is behind the protests, the demands of the people, the absurdities and abuses, about the police repression, about as the World Cup was lived in neighborhoods, urban implications and consequences, the climate outside the stadium, about the social situation of the country en context of the World Cup.
Football is a fundamental part of Brazilian culture. It is rooted in the national character, the streets and the neighborhoods – but the World Cup triggered a sense of reconsideration. Concerns ranged from the misuse of economic resources, savage police repression, expropriation of land for stadiums and claims about wage rises to education, health, community improvement, and more.
During the Cup, striking contradictions emerged. Some protesters would go from marches to homes, bars or FIFA Fan Fests, to root for Brazil, pouring money into the same businesses they were protesting against, entities complicit in ruthless commercialization of the beautiful game. People displaced by stadium construction would cheer raucously for the national team, as if they had somehow forgotten the havoc wrought upon their lives by the same World Cup they were hoping to win. The streets were drenched in green and yellow, the bars and houses full of beer, churrasco, music and joy. But now, as people nurse dead illusions after that 7-1 humiliation inflicted on the home side, a sharp reality has emerged. Cup organizers cannot hide the truth behind a sixth championship for Brazil.
Germany took the title on a lamentable day which saw police violently repress a demonstration just blocks from the Maracana, and it is time to show the world what really happened behind the scenes of FIFA’s money-spinning megashow.
WARLD CUP is an independent project by an international coalition of photographers who set out to document that reality.
A set of 50 diverse images by photographers and collectives from more than 10 countries was first exhibited on Plaza Sáenz Peña, near the Maracana stadium, on World Cup final day – right before the protesters gathered to demonstrate.
We are seeking partners to produce a book and take the exhibition to galleries and alternative spaces around the world.
Contact: [email protected]
Direction
Sebastian Gil Miranda (Argentina/France)
Artistic and executive production
Dinho Moreira (Brazil)
Elsa Brugière (France)
Thomas Belet (France)
Sebastian Gil Miranda (Argentina/France)
Graphic design
Elsa Brugière (France)
Management and external production
Gabriela Imelk (Brazil)
Photographers
Alessandro Falco (Italy)
Alice Martins (Brazil)
Ana Rita Mayer (Brazil)
Andalucía Knoll (México/USA)
Antonello Veneri (Italy)
Antonio Emydgio (Brazil)
Bruno Gonzalez (Brazil)
Bruno Macinelle (Brazil)
Cole Howard (USA)
Coletivo Tem Morador (Brazil)
Daniel Marenco (Brazil)
David Bert Joris Dhert (Belgium)
Diego Assis (Brazil)
Dinho Moreira (Brazil)
Elsa Brugière (France)
Felipe Paiva / R.U.A. Foto Coletivo (Brazil)
Frederick Bernas (UK/USA)
Gabriela Batista (Brazil)
Luis Baltar (Brazil)
M.A.F.I.A. (Argentina)
Maurício Fidalgo (Brazil)
Mario Dominguez (México)
Patrick Muzart (Brasil/France)
Pedro Chavedar (Brazil)
Pedro Prado (Brazil)
Rafael Vilela / Midia Ninja (Brazil)
Raphael Oliveira / Midia Ninja (Brazil)
Rodrigo Zaim / R.U.A. Foto Coletivo (Brazil)
Ruy Barros (Brazil)
Sebastian Gil Miranda (Argentina/France)
Steef Fleur (Holland)
Taba Benedicto (Brazil)
Tércio Teixeira / R.U.A. Foto Coletivo (Brazil)
Thomas Belet (France)
Thiago Dezan / Midia Ninja (Brazil)
Valda Nogueira (Brazil)
The work speaks about all social implicancias, the way in which the World Cup was made in Brazil, about the millions of dollars misappropriated or improperly invested, about the football in the culture and communities, about the expropriation of land for construction of stadiums, parking lots and access routes, leaving many more people in the streets without homes or in worst conditions, about the logical contradictions between the passion for the sport and criticism, about the demostration and what is behind the protests, the demands of the people, the absurdities and abuses, about the police repression, about as the World Cup was lived in neighborhoods, urban implications and consequences, the climate outside the stadium, about the social situation of the country en context of the World Cup.
Football is a fundamental part of Brazilian culture. It is rooted in the national character, the streets and the neighborhoods – but the World Cup triggered a sense of reconsideration. Concerns ranged from the misuse of economic resources, savage police repression, expropriation of land for stadiums and claims about wage rises to education, health, community improvement, and more.
During the Cup, striking contradictions emerged. Some protesters would go from marches to homes, bars or FIFA Fan Fests, to root for Brazil, pouring money into the same businesses they were protesting against, entities complicit in ruthless commercialization of the beautiful game. People displaced by stadium construction would cheer raucously for the national team, as if they had somehow forgotten the havoc wrought upon their lives by the same World Cup they were hoping to win. The streets were drenched in green and yellow, the bars and houses full of beer, churrasco, music and joy. But now, as people nurse dead illusions after that 7-1 humiliation inflicted on the home side, a sharp reality has emerged. Cup organizers cannot hide the truth behind a sixth championship for Brazil.
Germany took the title on a lamentable day which saw police violently repress a demonstration just blocks from the Maracana, and it is time to show the world what really happened behind the scenes of FIFA’s money-spinning megashow.
WARLD CUP is an independent project by an international coalition of photographers who set out to document that reality.
A set of 50 diverse images by photographers and collectives from more than 10 countries was first exhibited on Plaza Sáenz Peña, near the Maracana stadium, on World Cup final day – right before the protesters gathered to demonstrate.
We are seeking partners to produce a book and take the exhibition to galleries and alternative spaces around the world.
Contact: [email protected]
Direction
Sebastian Gil Miranda (Argentina/France)
Artistic and executive production
Dinho Moreira (Brazil)
Elsa Brugière (France)
Thomas Belet (France)
Sebastian Gil Miranda (Argentina/France)
Graphic design
Elsa Brugière (France)
Management and external production
Gabriela Imelk (Brazil)
Photographers
Alessandro Falco (Italy)
Alice Martins (Brazil)
Ana Rita Mayer (Brazil)
Andalucía Knoll (México/USA)
Antonello Veneri (Italy)
Antonio Emydgio (Brazil)
Bruno Gonzalez (Brazil)
Bruno Macinelle (Brazil)
Cole Howard (USA)
Coletivo Tem Morador (Brazil)
Daniel Marenco (Brazil)
David Bert Joris Dhert (Belgium)
Diego Assis (Brazil)
Dinho Moreira (Brazil)
Elsa Brugière (France)
Felipe Paiva / R.U.A. Foto Coletivo (Brazil)
Frederick Bernas (UK/USA)
Gabriela Batista (Brazil)
Luis Baltar (Brazil)
M.A.F.I.A. (Argentina)
Maurício Fidalgo (Brazil)
Mario Dominguez (México)
Patrick Muzart (Brasil/France)
Pedro Chavedar (Brazil)
Pedro Prado (Brazil)
Rafael Vilela / Midia Ninja (Brazil)
Raphael Oliveira / Midia Ninja (Brazil)
Rodrigo Zaim / R.U.A. Foto Coletivo (Brazil)
Ruy Barros (Brazil)
Sebastian Gil Miranda (Argentina/France)
Steef Fleur (Holland)
Taba Benedicto (Brazil)
Tércio Teixeira / R.U.A. Foto Coletivo (Brazil)
Thomas Belet (France)
Thiago Dezan / Midia Ninja (Brazil)
Valda Nogueira (Brazil)