Comments for Brazilian football's race problem at http://www.wsc.co.uk , comment 0 to 1 out of 1 comments http://www.wsc.co.uk Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:21:30 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.wsc.co.uk/content/view/4194/38/#pc_1279 Not only flowers in Flamengo. Andrade was seem as a last resort due to the overwhelming debts the club has. His monthly salary was of 20,000 reais. Just to have an idea, Muricy Ramalho received around 400,000 reais in Palmeiras, the same Vanderlei Luxemburgo earned in Santos. Andrade surely is a symbol, and the racial question is a big issue in Brazilian football but, despite a black coach winning the title, things are far from bright in the area. (and we can't forget Sergio Soares at Santo André, as black as Andrade, but at the bottom of the table) - fbrazolin Fri, 11 Dec 2009 22:17:43 +0100