The Football Museum ( pt: Museu do Futebol) is a space in the city of

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dedicated to the most different subjects involving the practice, history and curiosities revolving around football in Brazil and in the world. This cultural space was built inside

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, located at Charles Miller Square in the

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neighborhood, on the west side of the city. The work was carried out by a consortium formed by the municipality and the

state government and inaugurated on September 29, 2008, with the presence of Pelé. From one of the exhibition rooms it is possible to admire the lawn of the stadium from above. In the museum, visitors have the opportunity to understand how a sport of

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origin, practiced by white members of the elite, gradually became a sport characteristic of all Brazil by adhering mestizo and popular traits of the

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. The museum tells the history of football from its beginning until the present days and its relations with arts and the life of people. Visitors have access to didactic and illustrative information on the

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and to interactive visual and sound experiences.

Features

The Football Museum seeks to investigate, preserve and communicate football as a cultural expression in Brazil. It is located in an area of on the reverse of the stands of the Pacaembu Stadium. The main exhibition is distributed in 15 rooms, accessible to

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and that can be visited with the support of downloadable audio guides for smartphones available in

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and

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. Since 2013, the museum also hosts the Brazilian Football Reference Centre, in which the first public library specialised in football in Brazil is located, holding more than 4,000 titles among books, periodicals, catalogs, films and documentaries on DVDs. There are also spaces for temporary exhibitions, a shop and a bar.

External links

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on Google Arts & Culture

References

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