Bonus Episode: Brazil’s shot at World Cup glory

The 2023 Women’s World Cup is well underway in Australia and New Zealand, and Brazil is already two games into its Group F campaign. A 4-0 thumping of Panama on Monday was followed by a disappointing defeat to France this morning, meaning the final group match against Jamaica will be crucial for the country’s qualifying hopes.

And, as a special treat for our listeners, today we’re releasing a bonus episode of Explaining Brazil, as our intern Darley Boit caught up with the Brazilian national team’s head of performance Ivi Casagrande, straight from Brazil’s training camp on the Gold Coast.

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In this episode:

• Darley Boit is a student at Harvard University and began a two-month internship at The Brazilian Report in May.
• Ivi Casagrande is the head of performance at the Brazilian national women’s football team.
• Euan Marshall is a deputy editor at The Brazilian Report and hosts Explaining Brazil in the absence of Gustavo Ribeiro. He mostly covers environmental issues.

Background reading on the 2023 Women’s World Cup:

• This year’s World Cup will be the last for Brazilian football icon Marta, and it will be her last chance at victory.
• Watch Darley Boit’s full interview with Ivi Casagrande on YouTube:

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