Short answers, pulled from the story.
The first Brazil national football team took the field in 1914 against an English club called Exeter City. The match happened at Fluminense's stadium in Rio de Janeiro and ended with a 2, 0 victory for the home side.
Aldyr Garcia Schlee won a design competition organized by the newspaper Correio da Manhã after the 1950 World Cup defeat known as the Maracanazo. These colors debuted in March 1954 during a match against Chile and have remained unchanged since then.
Alcides Ghiggia scored the winning goal for Uruguay in a 2, 1 defeat known as the Maracanazo. This result triggered national mourning across Brazil and forced a complete reevaluation of the team's identity.
Arthur Friedenreich led the scoring efforts that eventually brought Brazil its first title on home soil in 1919. The nation celebrated this win as it coincided with the 100th anniversary of Brazilian independence.
Nike began supplying uniforms in late 1996 ahead of the 1998 FIFA World Cup. Topper manufactured kits until September 1991 when Umbro took over production starting October of that year.