Queens of Cups is our third exhibition dedicated entirely to women's football. First, we pored over our collection on display and observed, with some shock, how big the gap was: among the more than 1,500 images on display, there were almost no female players. Our first mission, in 2015, was to make them visible in our main exhibition and to consistently include the sport in our cultural and educational programming.
Football has been practiced by women in Brazil since the 1920s, or even before, but the sport was banned in the country between 1941 and 1979. The law was based on a sexist view that was widespread in our society at that time, and which still hinders its progress. Get to know some milestones in the trajectory of women's football, important to understand their fight for structure and equity.
Champions:
Champions:
Champions:
14. 2023 – Australia and New Zealand
Ariana Alvim Viola Burke – Adriana Viola (1991 Cup)