Brazil's National Team Shirt

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Fernando Duarte: The far-right latched on to the shirt as their own political symbol. He became a symbol of whoever supported the far-right President, Shaibu Sonaro. In the 60s and 70s and 80s, the military dictatorship in Brazil used the success of the national team,. wearing those yellow jerseys on the pitch to cultivate a sense of nationalism for the regime.

Back in 2017 we ran an episode about the history of Brazil's iconic, yellow national soccer jersey. We were reminded of that story during the recent world cup, and then again on January 8th as a mob of right wing rioters attacked the Brazilian capital, many of them wearing those iconic yellow shirts. Needless to say the story of the yellow jersey has taken some real twists and turns in recent years, so today we’re going to rerun the original story about the jersey’s origins, and then producer Emmett Fitzgerald is going to update us on everything that has happened since.

A Sea of Yellow