O Maraca ainda é nosso? Série de podcasts sobre o processo de exclusão e elitização do Maracanã a partir da torcida do Fluminense Football Club

Abstract

The project 'O Maraca ainda é nosso?' is a series of podcasts that reports and proposes a reflection on the processes of increasing ticket prices and the consequent exclusion of fans belonging to the poorest sections of the population at the Maracanã stadium, one of the most emblematic of the country, treated by the brazilian press at the time of its construction as "the most beautiful", "the most modern" and "colossal stadium" (Tavares; Votre, 2013). In a series with three episodes, the project interviews three Fluminense fans, two men and one woman, as well as a specialist with a doctorate in Social Sciences, all of whom attended Maracanã before and after 2010; date that marked the closing of the third and final renovation of the stadium for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil and for the Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 (RIOS, 2018). The change completely reformulated its internal physical and architectural structure, and proposed a new way of behaving in the stands. In addition, the podcast aims to also address: the impacts of elitization at the Maracanã stadium; talk about the exclusion of the poorest groups in Maracanã based on statistics; discuss how actions implemented by authorities, clubs and fans have strained the process of 'arenization' of stadiums. The podcast format was chosen to allow a close dialogue between the fans, the expert and the interviewer, so that the distance between the interviewees, all residents of Rio de Janeiro, and the interviewer was not a limiting issue. The format was also chosen for its flexibility, dynamism and possibility of constructing an informal but communicative narrative and dialogues, so that the listener can feel immersed in the conversations and also absorb the life stories presented in a relaxed way.