« Les enfants veulent jouer au football, pas être exploités! » Coupe dumonde de football 2014 et implications sur le tourisme sexuel infantiledans la ville d’accueil de Recife, Brésil

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the issue of child sex tourism and its correlations withsports mega-events taking into consideration the implementation of preventive publicpolicy in the host city of Recife – located in Northeast Brazil – in the context of theFIFA Football World Cup in 2014. Through a qualitative approach – interviews,observations, and photographs – this theme will be analyzed while taking into accountthe social aspects and the implications of excluded sectors of society in the organiza-tion of so-called mega-events. Although in the short term, the results obtained in theanalyzed projects have been satisfactory, in the long run, effective social and educa-tional measures must be prioritized to improve the situation of the actors involved.The topic of child sex tourism remains marginal in the context of sports mega-events,particularly in countries where social inequality persists.