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unusual facts about Mané Garrincha



Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha

Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha is owned by the Department of Sports, Physical Education and Recreation of Distrito Federal.

The name is a homage to the football legend Mané Garrincha, who won the 1958 and 1962 World Cup with the Brazil national team.


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Capital Clube de Futebol

Before moving to Cristalina, Capital Clube de Futebol played their home games at Estádio Nacional de Brasília, commonly known as Estádio Mané Garrincha.

Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro

Also, there is a bike way, named Espaço Mané Garrincha, named after the footballer Garrincha.