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Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city)

  • RomárioRomário de Souza Faria arrived in the world on the 29th of January 1966. He grew up in a poor neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro.
  • Leônidas (footballer, born 1913)Leônidas da Silva began his professional journey at the São Cristóvão club in Rio de Janeiro. He moved to Sírio e Libanez under coach Gentil Cardoso.