It is a far cry from the gleaming new stadiums of Brazil’s World Cup but the stony ground where Tiago plays his football represents a kind of salvation for he and his friends.
The Barraca da Amizade association offers football as an alternative to street life for disadvantaged kids in Fortaleza, capital of Brazil’s northeastern Ceara region.
“It means many things to me; it’s my entire life!” says the teenager.
Football allowed Tiago to escape from the downward spiral in which many youn…
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