Poet and soccer historian David Kilpatrick channels the passion of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil with Obrigado: A Futebol Epic, a poem from each of the sixty-four matches coming together as an epic narrative of heroic emergence. Conflicts between nations promote cosmopolitan awareness through the spirit of play. Kilpatrick's words and voice bring listeners back to Brazil to relive the action. For Fans of: Homer, Martial, Pausanias, Nick Hornby, Pele. Fans of each of the 32 teams and countries will find a poem that provokes memories, reliving the action and passion through spoken word poetry.