Brazilian Sports Legends
The greatest brazilian sports people of all time — across 9 sports.
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⚽ Football
Brazilian
Casemiro
Defensive Midfielder
One of the finest defensive midfielders of his generation, a five-time Champions League winner with …
Brazilian
Gilberto Silva
Midfielder
The 'Invisible Wall' — a disciplined Brazilian holding midfielder whose tireless work rate anchored …
Brazilian
Oscar dos Santos
Attacking Midfielder
Creative Brazilian playmaker who impressed at Chelsea before controversially moving to China at the …
Brazilian
Willian Borges
Winger
Dependable Brazilian winger whose pace, dribbling and crucial goals made him a key performer across …
Brazilian
Thiago Silva
Centre Back
One of the finest defenders of his generation, whose reading of the game and leadership defied age d…
Brazilian
Fernandinho
Midfielder
Tireless Brazilian midfielder whose energy, intelligence and versatility were the engine of Manchest…
Brazilian
Fabinho
Defensive Midfielder
Dominant Brazilian defensive midfielder whose interceptions and tactical discipline anchored Liverpo…
Brazilian
Douglas Costa
Winger
Electric Brazilian winger whose blistering pace and dribbling terrorised defences at Bayern Munich a…
Brazilian
Marquinhos
Centre Back
PSG's long-serving captain, a composed and intelligent Brazilian centre-back who has anchored the cl…
Brazilian
David Luiz
Centre Back
Flamboyant and technically gifted Brazilian centre-back whose adventurous style and curly hair made …
Brazilian
Philippe Coutinho
Attacking Midfielder / Forward
Gifted and creative Brazilian midfielder whose skill, vision and goalscoring made him one of the Pre…
Brazilian
Lucas Paquetá
Midfielder
Creative and technically gifted Brazilian midfielder whose elegant style and big-game performances h…
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Endrick
Forward
Teenage Brazilian sensation who became one of the youngest players to star in the Brasileirão before…
Brazilian
Raphinha
Winger
Explosive and direct Brazilian winger whose dribbling brilliance and clinical finishing have made hi…
Brazilian
Pelé
Forward
Three-time World Cup winner widely considered the greatest footballer of all time. Scored 757 career…
Brazilian
Garrincha
Right Winger
Brazil's right winger who never lost a match in which he and Pelé played together — a dribbler of su…
Brazilian
Romário
Centre Forward
Brazil's 1994 World Cup winner and scorer of over 1,000 career goals — a natural finisher of almost …
Brazilian
Rivaldo
Forward/Attacking Midfielder
Brazil's World Cup winner and Ballon d'Or holder whose bicycle kick goals and creative brilliance li…
Brazilian
Kaká
Attacking Midfielder
AC Milan's Brazilian maestro — Ballon d'Or winner in 2007 and the most celebrated midfielder of the …
Brazilian
Neymar Jr.
Forward
Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior was born in Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo in 1992 and became Brazil's rec…
Brazilian
Vinícius Jr.
Left Winger
Real Madrid's Brazilian winger — Champions League winner, Copa América winner and one of the most el…
Brazilian
Zico
Attacking Midfielder
The White Pelé — Zico's technical mastery, free-kick accuracy and creative intelligence made him one…
Brazilian
Sócrates
Attacking Midfielder
The Doctor — Sócrates was a practising medical doctor who played football at the highest level and w…
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Falcão
Defensive/Central Midfielder
The Eighth King of Rome — Falcão's five seasons at AS Roma in the early 1980s were among the finest …
Brazilian
Bebeto
Centre Forward
The cradle celebration — Bebeto's rocking-a-baby goal celebration after scoring against the Netherla…
Brazilian
Adriano
Centre Forward
The Emperor — at his peak in 2004 and 2005, Adriano Leite Ribeiro was arguably the most complete cen…
Brazilian
Ronaldo Nazário
Forward
R9 — two World Cups, two Ballon d'Or and the most naturally gifted striker in football history.…
Brazilian
Dani Alves
Right-back
The most decorated player in football history by trophies won — over 40 major titles across a 20-yea…
Brazilian
Ronaldinho
Attacking Midfielder/Forward
The most joyful footballer who ever played — two Ballon d'Or, a World Cup and the Barcelona performa…
Brazilian
Marcelo
Left-back
The greatest attacking left-back in football history — four Champions Leagues and the benchmark for …
Brazilian
Roberto Firmino
Forward
The pressing pioneer — Liverpool's false nine who made Salah and Mané world-class.…
Brazilian
Roberto Carlos
Left-back
The physics-defying free kick specialist — four Champions Leagues and Brazil's World Cup winner.…
Brazilian
Cafu
Right-back
The most capped Brazilian player — World Cup winner and the most complete right-back in football his…
Brazilian
Ronaldo Nazário II
Forward
R9 — the complete striker whose two World Cups define Brazilian football in the modern era.…
Brazilian
Vinícius Júnior
Forward/Winger
The Champions League Final match winner — Brazil's most exciting player and Real Madrid's most decis…
Brazilian
Alisson Becker
Goalkeeper
The goalkeeper who scored a 95th-minute header to keep Liverpool in the Champions League race.…
Brazilian
Ederson
Goalkeeper
The most accurate passer in Premier League history — a goalkeeper who functions as an outfield playe…
Brazilian
Gabriel Magalhães
Centre-back
Arsenal's commanding centre-back — the defensive foundation of his Premier League title challenges.…
Brazilian
Gabriel Martinelli
Winger/Forward
Arsenal's Brazilian winger — signed for £6 million, developed into one of the Premier League's most …
Brazilian
Richarlison
Forward/Winger
The bicycle kick in Qatar — Brazil's most passionate forward and Everton's greatest modern striker.…
Brazilian
Éder Militão
Centre-back
Real Madrid's most commanding modern defender — Champions League winner and Brazil's cornerstone at …
Brazilian
Antony
Winger
Manchester United's £86 million signing who struggled under the Premier League's intensity.…
Brazilian
Ronaldo
Forward
The original R9 — the most naturally gifted striker football has produced.…
Brazilian
Vinicius Junior
Winger
Ballon d'Or 2024 — Real Madrid's explosive winger and Brazil's next superstar.…
Brazilian
Marta
Forward
Six-time FIFA World Player of the Year and Brazil's all-time leading scorer — widely regarded as the…
Brazilian
Formiga
Defensive Midfielder
The most enduring international footballer in history, male or female — Formiga competed at seven co…
🥋 MMA
Brazilian
Deiveson Figueiredo
Flyweight
Brazilian flyweight champion nicknamed 'Deus da Guerra' whose explosive aggression, powerful hands a…
Brazilian
Alexandre Pantoja
Flyweight
Brazilian undisputed flyweight champion whose technical jiu-jitsu, powerful body attack and determin…
Brazilian
Paulo Costa
Middleweight
Brazilian middleweight contender whose sensational physique, explosive punching power and aggressive…
Brazilian
Glover Teixeira
Light Heavyweight
Brazilian light-heavyweight former champion who at 42 years old became the oldest UFC champion in hi…
Brazilian
Wanderlei Silva
Light Heavyweight
Brazilian former light-heavyweight champion nicknamed 'The Axe Murderer' whose ferocious knockout po…
Brazilian
Lyoto Machida
Light Heavyweight
Brazilian former light-heavyweight champion whose karate-based movement, Machida-do technique and ab…
Brazilian
Maurício Rua
Light Heavyweight
Brazilian former light-heavyweight champion nicknamed 'Shogun' whose devastating Muay Thai, brutal l…
Brazilian
Junior dos Santos
Heavyweight
Brazilian former UFC heavyweight champion whose heavy hands and boxing-first approach produced explo…
Brazilian
Alex Pereira
MMA Fighter / Kickboxer
Poatan — two-weight UFC champion who stopped Israel Adesanya four times across kickboxing and MMA.…
Brazilian
Charles Oliveira
MMA Fighter
Do Bronx — most submission wins in UFC history and a two-time title contender whose journey from pov…
Brazilian
Anderson Silva
MMA Fighter
The Spider — 16 consecutive UFC middleweight title defences, the most dominant champion in UFC histo…
Brazilian
Cristiane Justino (Cyborg)
Featherweight
The most feared striker in women's MMA history — the only fighter to hold world titles in UFC, Bella…
Brazilian
Amanda Nunes
Bantamweight/Featherweight
The greatest female fighter in MMA history — the only fighter, male or female, to hold two UFC title…
Brazilian
Jessica Andrade
Strawweight/Flyweight
Brazil's most powerful female fighter — UFC champion at strawweight, known for carrying the most exp…
🏐 Volleyball
Brazilian
Bruno Rezende
Setter
Brazilian volleyball libero and three-time Olympic champion whose extraordinary defensive reading, p…
Brazilian
Yoandy Leal
Outside Hitter
Cuban-born Brazilian volleyball outside hitter whose powerful spike, consistent international perfor…
Brazilian
Bernardo Rezende
Coach
The most successful volleyball coach in history — eight Olympic medals and a World Championship dyna…
Brazilian
Gilberto Filho
Volleyball Player
Three-time World Champion and the backbone of Brazil's most dominant volleyball era — Gilberto is on…
Brazilian
Giba
Volleyball Player
Three-time World Champion and three consecutive World League MVP awards — Giba is the greatest volle…
Brazilian
Sheilla Castro
Opposite Spiker
Brazil's most decorated volleyball player — three Olympic gold medals across a career of extraordina…
Brazilian
Wallace de Souza
Opposite Hitter
Olympic gold medallist and one of Brazil's most decorated volleyball players — his blocking and atta…
Brazilian
Sérgio Santos (Escadinha)
Setter
The greatest setter in Brazilian volleyball history — Olympic gold medallist at Athens 2004 and a ke…
🌊 Surfing
Brazilian
Adriano de Souza
Professional Surfer
Brazilian surfing champion who became the first Brazilian to win a WSL Championship Tour title, pion…
Brazilian
Gabriel Medina
Professional Surfer
Three World Championship titles and a levitation photograph at the Paris 2024 Olympics that became o…
Brazilian
Italo Ferreira
Professional Surfer
World Champion and Olympic gold medallist at Tokyo 2020 — Italo Ferreira's aerial surfing is the mos…
Brazilian
Maya Gabeira
Big Wave Surfer
The greatest big wave surfer in women's history — world record holder for the largest wave ever surf…
Brazilian
Tatiana Weston-Webb
Surfer
Brazil's finest female surfer and a consistent WSL Championship Tour performer — Olympic silver meda…
Brazilian
Filipe Toledo
Professional Surfer
Two-time World Surf League Champion — the most aerial surfer on the Championship Tour whose explosiv…
Brazilian
João Chianca
Professional Surfer
Chumbinho — Brazil's most fearless big wave surfer on the Championship Tour whose near-fatal wipeout…
🏎️ Formula 1
Brazilian
Emerson Fittipaldi
Driver
Two-time Formula One World Champion from Brazil whose calm brilliance and smooth driving style broug…
Brazilian
Nelson Piquet
Driver
Outspoken and fiercely competitive Brazilian three-time Formula One World Champion who won titles wi…
Brazilian
Rubens Barrichello
Driver
Affable Brazilian who became Formula One's most experienced driver, famous for his loyal partnership…
Brazilian
Felipe Massa
Driver
Consistent and popular Brazilian who spent his career at Ferrari, Williams and Sauber, narrowly miss…
Brazilian
Ayrton Senna
Racing Driver
Three-time World Champion considered the most naturally gifted driver in F1 history.…