Neymar, defender of brazilian tradition

Authors

  • Francisca Islandia Cardoso da Silva Fundação Municipal de Saúde de Teresina
  • Janete de Páscoa Rodrigues Universidade Federal do Piauí

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to analyze how university students of Teresina-PI appropriate of the message of a report of the television show Esporte Espetacular. There was use of the technique of focus groups and analytical-descriptive method for collecting and analyzing data. The sample consisted of 24 university students, aged between 18 and 24 years. The report features Neymar as responsible to follow the "tradition" of Brazilians and to be crowned as the best player in the world. The subjects of research said that the speech conveyed by the report can reproduce and create a reality sometimes dreamlike, because objective to confer to Neymar great importance with regard to national identity.

 

Author Biographies

Francisca Islandia Cardoso da Silva, Fundação Municipal de Saúde de Teresina

Graduada em Educação Física pela Universidade Federal do Piauí. Mestra em COmunicação pela Universidade Federal do Piauí.

Janete de Páscoa Rodrigues, Universidade Federal do Piauí

Graduada em Educação Físca pela Universidade Federal do Piauí. Doutora em Ciências da Comunicação pela Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos. Professora adjunta da Universidade Federal do Piauí.

Published

2016-09-21

How to Cite

Silva, F. I. C. da, & Rodrigues, J. de P. (2016). Neymar, defender of brazilian tradition. Motrivivência, 28(48), 300–315. Retrieved from https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/motrivivencia/article/view/2175-8042.2016v28n48p300

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