Short answers, pulled from the story.
Garrincha was born with his right leg 6 centimetres shorter than his left and with both legs curved in unusual directions, giving him a low centre of gravity and an unpredictable running style. Opponents could not read which way he would turn because he was equally comfortable cutting inside on his left foot or going wide on his right. His Brazil teammate Djalma Santos described him as football's answer to Charlie Chaplin.
At the 1962 World Cup, Garrincha became the first player in history to win the Golden Ball (Player of the Tournament), the Golden Boot (Leading Goalscorer), and the World Cup itself in the same tournament. He led Brazil to the title after Pelé was injured following the second match and did not play again in the tournament.
Garrincha scored 12 goals in 50 international appearances for Brazil between 1955 and 1966. Brazil lost only one match with him on the pitch, a 3-1 defeat to Hungary at the 1966 World Cup, which was also the last international match he ever played.
Garrincha was born with his right leg 6 centimetres shorter than his left, his left leg turned outwards, and his right leg turned inwards. A doctor certified him as crippled in childhood. He overcame these conditions to become one of the most celebrated footballers in the history of the game.
Garrincha died of cirrhosis of the liver on the 20th of January 1983, in an alcoholic coma in Rio de Janeiro. He had been hospitalised eight times in the preceding year. He was 49 years old.
Garrincha was called Alegria do Povo, meaning People's Joy, because of his carefree attitude, his ability to entertain crowds, and his habit of making fools of opposing defenders with his dribbling. The nickname appears on his epitaph, which reads: "Here rests in peace the one who was the Joy of the People."