For one shining season, Brazil’s Chapecoense tasted glory before tragedy

The home city of the Brazilian soccer club Chapecoense is better known as the heartland for poultry farming rather than sporting glory. The team’s home stadium has just 22,000 seats — many of which were often empty until this year’s remarkable run to the finals of one of South America’s premier tournaments. On the Chapecoense […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2016/11/29/for-one-shining-season-brazils-chapecoense-tasted-glory-before-tragedy/