renato stockler captures the resilience of brazil’s soccer spirit
photo © renato stockler

 

 

 

in brazil, ‘terrão’ (earthen terraces or fields) can be found throughout the urban landscape, offering an oasis in which inhabitants living on the outskirts of the city can escape and engage in the practice of soccer; offering a breath of fresh air from their daily lives. however, these small pieces of land are becoming increasingly rare as a result of property speculation and land occupation, but their steadfast existence despite social and political difficulties, is a testament to the brazilians’ spirit of resilience and their love for the game.

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photojournalist renato stockler has captured these reddish-hued pitches throughout the city of sao paulo in his series ‘ground from above’. with some owned by local soccer clubs, while others are completely open for public use, stockler providing a portrait into the culture and passion that fuels these small oases to survive.

renato stockler fotografo designboom
photo © renato stockler

 

renato stockler brazil soccer terrao de cima designboom
photo © renato stockler

 

renato stockler brazil soccer terrao de cima designboom
photo © renato stockler

 

renato stockler brazil soccer terrao de cima designboom
photo © renato stockler

 

renato stockler brazil soccer terrao de cima designboom
photo © renato stockler

 

renato stockler brazil soccer terrao de cima designboom
photo © renato stockler

 

renato stockler brazil soccer terrao de cima designboom
photo © renato stockler

 

renato stockler brazil soccer terrao de cima designboom
photo © renato stockler

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