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A supporter wanted to be buried with the Botafogo flag on his coffin, but the nephews of Garrincha blocked it because they said the club had stolen money from him. Instead, the Brazilian flag was put on the coffin and the supporter was buried with a ceremony attended by at least 8,000 people.

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The most inexperienced football player to ever make it to the professional level was this person. He never learned the strategies of the game and his career was cut short due to his struggles with alcohol and women. He is one of only two players to ever win the World Cup on their own, the other being Diego Maradona.

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Garrincha was Pele's best friend on the soccer field, but had enemies off the field. Pele was known for his ambition and strategy in the game, while Garrincha was known for his fun and cheerful attitude. This made him very popular in Brazil. Unfortunately, he died in 1983 in Rio de Janeiro from an alcohol-related coma.

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A TV show was made about a man's life, and now there is a hospital in the city he wants to visit. Some men have booked a room for him at the hospital. The nurses and doctors said that all the nurses at the hospital would wait in line until morning to spend time with the man, and he would not turn any of them down.

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People who lived a long time ago say that it is Garrincha who makes Pele a great soccer player. Garrincha is a player who plays on the right side of the field and is very creative with the ball, with a score of 21 out of 100 on a game called Championship Manager.

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The player has 10 girls and 3 boys in his life. He has 8 children from his wife whom he married when he was 18, 2 from his girlfriend in Rio, 1 from his girlfriend in Sweden, 1 from the famous Brazilian singer Elza Soares, and 1 from the dancer Angelita Martinez. He has been successful in many areas of his life.

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