ESTÁDIO DO MARACANÃ: UM ESTUDO COMPARATIVO ENTRE AS REPRESENTAÇÕES SOCIAIS DOS TORCEDORES SOBRE O ANTIGO E O NOVO LUGAR DO FUTEBOL

Using prototypical analysis, this study compares football fans’ social representations about the Maracana stadium before and after its 2010 remodeling. It found that the structures of the core and the peripheral system have undergone some changes in their composition due to the new space occupied by football, which imposed new practices and behaviors to fans