Overview
The story of the Corinthians “invasion” during the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup in Japan. This project aims to revisit moments surrounding the event, highlighting not only the arrival of over 30,000 Corinthians fans in Japan - who traveled there to watch the tournament matches - but also the impact this had on the Japanese people during those days of the competition.
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