2024-09-02 20:48:40
Football Museum Photography Contest accepting entries starting today (02/09)
It doesn’t matter if the field is grass, cement or dirt. What matters is establishing where the goal is and which side each team will play on. Amateur football, also known as várzea, rachão, racha or pelada, will be the theme of the 2024 Football Museum Photography Contest. The institution of the Secretariat of Culture, Economy and Creative Industry of the Government of São Paulo opens registration today (02/09), with free participation.
The form is available here.
The theme of the 2024 edition is Várzea and Football, which is present in every corner of Brazil; 20 professional and/or amateur photographers will receive cash prizes
The contest is open to professional and amateur photographers residing in Brazil. People of any age can enter, including those under 18, as long as they have the consent of a legal guardian. All participants compete in the same category and the top 20 will receive cash prizes ranging from R$500.00 to R$2,000.00.
Participants should only submit images of amateur football, whether played by women, men or children. Adapted football and other forms of playing on peripheral, urban, rural or forest fields are also eligible.
Photo: Jose Medeiros
Photographs must be taken within national territory.
The images do not need to be original, but must be taken by a single photographer. The judges will select the winners based on criteria such as originality, technical quality, approach to the subject, aesthetics and mastery of photographic technique.
With the theme The Várzea and Football, the organizers’ expectation is that participants capture their passion for the sport in a genuine way, in different spaces, as happens in everyday life.
The floodplain
It was in the former Carmo floodplain, in the Brás region of São Paulo, that Charles Miller organized what is considered the first official football match in Brazil. At the end of the 19th century, most games were held on land near the Tietê, Pinheiros and Tamanduateí rivers.
Even after football became professional, the games continued to dominate the city’s empty grounds and tournaments encouraged the practice. In 1970, the Desafio ao Galo was very popular and even had the presence of stars such as Casagrande, Viola, Cafú and Juninho Paulista.
Today, other competitions still encourage amateur football in various parts of the country, in a highly organized manner and even with financial investment. At the same time, unpretentious games, as entertainment, continue to be present in the outskirts, urban centers and rural areas.
Expectations of the Football Museum
In this edition of the competition, the organizers hope to surpass last year’s number of entries. In 2023, the Football Museum received 222 photographs from 11 Brazilian states, under the theme Playing Football.
The selected images reinforced the presence of sport in the socialization of people of all ages, in different geographical contexts, a portrait of the popularity of football in Brazil.
Photographer José Medeiros, from Mato Grosso, came in first place with his image of an indigenous child doing a bicycle kick in the river. Second place went to Rogério Sousa Silva and third to Levi Bianco.
This year, registrations are open until September 30th.
ABOUT THE FOOTBALL MUSEUM
Located in an area of 6,900 m² in the Paulo Machado de Carvalho Municipal Stadium – Pacaembu – the Football Museum was inaugurated on September 29, 2008 and was one of the country’s pioneers in the use of audiovisual and interactive resources to address intangible heritage. It is a museum of the Secretariat of Culture, Economy and Creative Industry of the Government of the State of São Paulo, conceived by the Roberto Marinho Foundation and administered by the Social Organization of Culture IDBrasil Culture, Education and Sports.
The renovation project carried out in 2024 is the first major intervention carried out at the Museum in these fifteen years and aims to promote technological updates, implement new interactive experiences and include new content. Highlights include a greater presence of women’s football and a new room in tribute to Pelé.
Over the first fifteen years of operation, the Football Museum has received over 4.7 million visitors in person, held 22 temporary exhibitions and 17 virtual ones, hosted over 440 cultural events and served 635,000 students through its Educational Center. It is a reference institution in accessibility for all audiences, having received several awards in the area.
2024 SEASON SPONSORS AND PARTNERS
The 2024 season of the Football Museum is sponsored by Grupo Globo, Goodyear, Sabesp, Adidas, Rede, and Mercado Livre. It also has the support of Farmacêutica EMS, Arkema and Evonik Brasil. The partner companies are Pinheiro Neto Advogados and Banco Safra. Revista Piauí, Gazeta Esportiva, Guia da Semana, Dinamize and JCDecaux are media partners. The season is organized by the Ministry of Culture, through the Federal Law of Incentive to Culture – Rouanet Law.
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Football Museum
Charles Miller Square, s/n – Pacaembu Stadium – SP
Operation
Tuesday to Sunday, from 9am to 6pm (entry permitted until 5pm).
Tickets: R$24 (full price) and R$12 (half price)
Free for children up to 7 years old
Free for everyone on Tuesdays
Find out more: www.museudofutebol.org.br
Featured image: Photo: Jaiton Costa
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