View Full Version : Where does the expression "The Beautiful Game" come from?
FlashMan
30 Aug 2004, 03:33 PM
Just curious.
Anyone know?
afgrijselijkheid
30 Aug 2004, 03:37 PM
wasn't it a south american expression (jogo bonito) first? brazil?
rchgrca
30 Aug 2004, 03:39 PM
I believe Pele coined the term and it caught on...
neovox
30 Aug 2004, 03:54 PM
Yes, it was Pelé, after the 1958/WC.
On a side note: jogo bonito (it also means, in a deep sense, "played in a beautiful way") is a common expression in Brazil used to refer to a Brazilian martial art called capoeira.
Americano e Orgulho
30 Aug 2004, 04:05 PM
Angola or regional ;)
dor02
01 Sep 2004, 03:38 AM
Yes, it was Pelé, after the 1958/WC.
On a side note: jogo bonito (it also means, in a deep sense, "played in a beautiful way") is a common expression in Brazil used to refer to a Brazilian martial art called capoeira.
Capoeira is p***Y s**t! They make no contact! Thank god for Jackie Chan!
neovox
01 Sep 2004, 03:02 PM
Capoeira is p***Y s**t! They make no contact! Thank god for Jackie Chan!
Capoeira is all about fast and deadly contact. But in a public presentation, as it could not be in other way, what you see is a representation. The same happens in films.
Brazil_1500
02 Sep 2004, 09:28 PM
History about Capoeira in the war against Paraguay.
Capoeira song (one of the most famous), which is named PARANÁ Ê, was sang by the slaves that were forced to fight in the Paraguay War (if they returned alive from the war, they were freed), in the last half of the 19th century, in the outskirts of Paraná River.
In that time, the slaves were the first to fight in the battles (in the "front"), and as they were experts in Capoeira, they killed many oponents with their movements.
They won many battles (and finally the war), and as coming back home to "get" the freedom they used to sing PARANÁ Ê in the borders of Paraná River:
- Vou dizer à minha mulher, Paraná
Capoeira que venceu, Paraná... (Venceu a Guerra)
- Paraná ê, Paraná ê, Paraná.
- Ela quis bater pé firme, Paraná (Ela = a Guerra)
Isso não aconteceu, Paraná...
neovox
02 Sep 2004, 10:20 PM
History about Capoeira in the war against Paraguay.
Capoeira song (one of the most famous), which is named PARANÁ Ê, was sang by the slaves that were forced to fight in the Paraguay War (if they returned alive from the war, they were freed), in the last half of the 19th century, in the outskirts of Paraná River.
In that time, the slaves were the first to fight in the battles (in the "front"), and as they were experts in Capoeira, they killed many oponents with their movements.
They won many battles (and finally the war), and as coming back home to "get" the freedom they used to sing PARANÁ Ê in the borders of Paraná River:
- Vou dizer à minha mulher, Paraná
Capoeira que venceu, Paraná... (Venceu a Guerra)
- Paraná ê, Paraná ê, Paraná.
- Ela quis bater pé firme, Paraná (Ela = a Guerra)
Isso não aconteceu, Paraná...
Great post!!!