title: Triplemanía XXII

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Triplemanía XXII was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) produced by the AAA promotion. It took place on August 17, 2014, at Arena Ciudad de México in Mexico City, Mexico. The event was the twenty-second annual Triplemanía, which is AAA's biggest show of the year, airing in Mexico as a regular PPV and internationally as an internet pay-per-view (iPPV). This was the first AAA PPV event to be broadcast simultaneously in English through SAP, having Hugo Savinovich and Vampiro as announcers.

Alberto Del Rio, who was fired from WWE more than a week prior, made an appearance at the event. WWE wrestler Rey Mysterio also appeared in a video package to end the show. Jeff Jarrett and Ricochet were advertised for the event, but both missed the event due to travel issues.

Production

Background
In early 1992 Antonio Peña was working as a booker and storyline writer for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), Mexico's largest and the world's oldest wrestling promotion, and was frustrated by CMLL's very conservative approach to lucha libre. He joined forced with a number of younger, very talented wrestlers who felt like CMLL was not giving them recognition they deserved and decided to split from CMLL to create Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA, or Triple A; Spanish for "Assistance, Consulting, and Administration" later renamed AAA). After making a deal with the Televisa television network AAA held their first show in April, 1992. The following year Peña and AAA held their first Triplemanía event, building it into an annual event that would become AAA's Super Bowl event, similar to the WWE's WrestleMania being the biggest show of the year. The 2014 Triplemanía was the 22nd year in a row AAA held a Triplemanía show and the 26th overall show under the Triplemanía banner. In February 2014, it was announced that Triplemanía XXII would be held in the Arena Ciudad de México in Mexico City, Mexico, for the third consecutive year; this would be the eighth time that Mexico City would host Triplemanía.

There were multiple options to watch Triplemanía XXII: via traditional pay-per-view on the SKY television service at $229 (Mexican peso) for standard-definition and $298 for high-definition, or via Internet pay-per-view (iPPV) at $194. This would be the seventh year Triplemanía would be available through SKY. The iPPV was available on AAA's official website, www.luchalibreaaa.com. This was the promotion's first iPPV in a year after problems arose when Triplemanía XXI was shown on iPPV.

Storylines
The Triplemanía XXII show featured six professional wrestling matches with different wrestlers involved in pre-existing scripted feuds, plots and storylines. Wrestlers were portrayed as either heels (referred to as rudos in Mexico, those that portray the "bad guys") or faces (técnicos in Mexico, the "good guy" characters) as they followed a series of tension-building events, which culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.

AAA frequently has eight person tag team matches open their major events, usually featuring on each team a high-flying wrestler, a female luchadora, an exótico (in drag) and a Mini-Estrella. The opening match for Triplemanía XXII featured two feuds, one between former team-mates of the Real Fuerza Aérea faction, Aero Star and Súper Fly, and another feud between Pimpinela Escarlata and Mamba.

The second match on the card had a complicated buildup. Bengala won an elimination match to become the number one contender to Daga's AAA Cruiserweight Championship. However, after AAA Fusión Champion Fenix pinned Daga in a six-man tag team match, Fenix also wanted to challenge for Daga's title, and he was willing to put his own title on the line at the same time. Daga agreed to the title challenges, after-which a multi-man elimination match to unify the AAA Cruiserweight and AAA Fusión Championship was set up for Triplemanía XXII, with several other wrestlers added to the match as well; those being Angélico, Australian Suicide, El Hijo del Fantasma, Jack Evans, Joe Líder, Pentagón Jr and Ricochet.

The third match, for the AAA Reina de Reinas Championship, was set up when Taya won a number one contender elimination match in June 2014 over Cynthia Moreno, La Jarochita, La Magnifica, Mari Apache, Sexy Lady and Sexy Star. Taya was described to have been feuding with champion Faby Apache "for quite some time".

The fourth match, where the last wrestler to escape the cage would lose his mask or hair, had little buildup. The storyline leading into the match was Jeff Jarrett's rivalry against Mexican wrestlers. Blue Demon Jr, Electro Shock and La Parka represented the técnicos of Ejercito AAA, while Averno, Chessman and Jarrett being the rudos. To set up the match, Jarrett attacked Electro Shock with a guitar and drew blood in Querétaro in June 2014.

The four-way match originally promoted as second to the main event was for the Copa Triplemanía XXII, and also featured little buildup. This would be Myzteziz's first major event for AAA since his in-ring debut, and he would once again face one of his hottest rivals, Perro Aguayo Jr. AAA announced a surprise entrant for the match, which was revealed as Dr. Wagner Jr. in his return to the promotion. Wagner Jr. started a rivalry with the final entrant, Cibernético, heading into the match.

For the match originally promoted as the main event, the feud between Psycho Clown and Texano Jr. began due to the rivalry between their respective factions, Los Psycho Circus and El Consejo. Psycho Clown had twice challenged for Texano Jr's AAA Mega Championship, but lost twice due to the referees cheating on behalf of Texano Jr. Despite the AAA Mega Championship not being on the line at Triplemanía XXII, the meeting of the duo was described as "the ultimate match of respect between luchadors" due to the Lucha de Apuestas conditions, where the loser must forfeit his hair (for Texano Jr) or his mask (for Psycho Clown). The feud was seen as a continuation of the historical feud between Los Brazos and Los Misioneros de la Muerte, as Psycho Clown is a descendant of Brazo de Plata of the Alvarado Nieves generation, while Texano Jr. is the son of El Texano.

Alberto Del Rio was fired by WWE on August 7, 2014, with the promotion citing his "unprofessional conduct and an altercation with an employee". Dave Meltzer of The Wrestling Observer reported that "the story going around" was that Del Rio had slapped a manager of social media. Del Rio later said that he reacted to what he felt was a racist comment by a fellow employee by demanding an apology. When the employee responded by smiling, Del Rio slapped him. Del Rio was later ashamed of his reaction but vowed to uphold his own dignity. Additionally, WWE's Twitter account released a message stating that Del Rio "is responsible for his own actions. If you're angry at anyone, be angry at Alberto. There's no excuse for a pro athlete not to conduct themselves in a professional manner." Less than a week after the firing, Del Rio was announced to appear at Triplemanía XXII, but not wrestle, due to a 90-day non-compete clause imposed by WWE. Del Rio previously took part in Triplemanía X in 2002, as Dos Caras Jr.

Event
Triplemanía began with the returning Alberto Del Rio, billed as El Patron Alberto talking about his departure from WWE and the racism within it, before he was interrupted by Konnan and El Hijo del Perro Aguayo A physical altercation occurred starting with El Patron's father, Dos Caras, being assaulted, but El Patron fended off the attackers. In another non-match event, the AAA Hall of Fame welcomed new inductees El Brazo and Rayo de Jalisco Sr.; with the ceremony being interrupted by El Hjo del Perro Aguayo. Meanwhile, Jeff Jarett and Ricochet both missed the event despite being slated to wrestle, with both apologizing for having problems with their airline providers.

Aero Star's team won the opening match when Mascarita Sagrada submitted Mini Abismo Negro.

The order of elimination for the second match was firstly Drago (substituting for Ricochet), Jack Evans, Joe Lider, Australian Suicide, Bengala, Pentagon Jr, (AAA Fusión Champion) Fenix and then (AAA Cruiserweight Champion) Daga. Finally, Hijo del Fantasma used a variant of a piledriver on Angelico to win the match and the new AAA World Cruiserweight Championship.

The third match saw Taya defeating Fabi Apache to capture Apache's AAA Reina de Reinas Championship after a Northern Lights suplex, a stomp variant, and help from rudo referee Hijo del Tirantes. The match was described as "full of screwiness" due to Tirantes, Sexy Star and Hijo del Fantasma. Valkyrie, the first foreigner to win this title, suffered a broken nose in this match.

The fourth match saw Electroshock losing his hair as he lost a steel cage match when El Mesias (substituting for Jeff Jarrett, in his return after a near-eight month absence) escaped the cage after using a double knee backbreaker from the top rope on Electroshock. Prior to that, the order of escape was first La Parka Jr, then Averno, Blue Demon Jr, and Chessman. The match was described as "a total bloodbath full of wild spots".

The fifth match resulted in Texano Jr.being shaved of his hair in the ring after losing to Psycho Clown, who pinned him after a Canadian Destroyer of the top rope through a table. Texano Jr.enjoyed help from Rafael "El Maya" and Hijo del Fantasma, forcing AAA's commissioner Fantasma to expel them from the ringside area. The match was described as "another bloodbath full of table spots and unprotected chair shots to the head". AAA described the result being that Psycho Clown "rompió la maldición de los Alvarado" (broke the curse of Alvarado). The feud ended with a handshake between the duo.

The main event four-way elimination match saw blood from Dr Wagner Jr.and Mysteziz. Cibernetico eliminated Dr Wagner Jr.first after a chokeslam. Then, Mysteziz submitted Cibernetico by applying La Mistica. Finally, Perro Aguayo Jr.low blowed Mysteziz to win the Copa Triplemanía XXII. After the match, El Patron stormed the ring to brawl with Perro Aguayo Jr; with El Patron emerging from the brawl dominant.

The show ended with a video of Rey Mysterio (still contracted to WWE at the time) stating that he would return to AAA "soon".

Reception
21,000 people attended the event in the Arena Ciudad de México.

Josh Boutwell of wrestleview.com praised the opener as "very good", the Cruiserweight title match as "a great, high flying match with tons of action", and the Mask vs. Hair match as "awesome". However, Boutwell was critical of the cage match as "a disaster from the start" and the commentators including Vampiro, which Boutwell described as "one of the worst commentators in the history of wrestling". Lastly, Boutwell blasted the iPPV's "horrible stream" where he "was never able to see more than 1 minute uninterrupted of the stream before [he] gave up on the live show. It is beyond pathetic that after an entire year from the horrible disaster of last year's TripleMania stream this happens."

Adrián López of ESPN.com gave his views on some of the matches, stating that the main event showed the hatred between the competitors, while the penultimate match was an epic struggle and the women's match was dramatic, vibrant and exciting.

Aftermath
Triplemanía XXII was Perro Aguayo Jr's final Triplemanía event, as he died in late March 2015 at the age of 35. Aguayo Jr. died after wrestling a match in Tijuana, Mexico for a promotion called The Crash; he was teaming with Manik against Extreme Tiger and Rey Mysterio Jr. Initial reports stated that the cause of death was cervical spine trauma at the neck.

El Patrón Alberto had his first return match for AAA on September 14, 2014 in a six-man tag match, teaming with La Parka and Myzteziz to defeat Averno, Perro Aguayo Jr.and Texano Jr. On December 7, 2014 at Guerra de Titanes, Alberto defeated Texano Jr.to win the AAA Mega Championship.

Also at Guerra de Titanes, Aero Star defeated Super Fly and thus forced him to unmask; Super Fly's real name was revealed as Erick Aguilar Muñoz.

It was announced in early March 2015 that Rey Mysterio Jr. had joined AAA; he would have his return match for AAA later that month.

After losing his hair, Electroshock teased retiring from professional wrestling. However, Electroshock instead went to form a new faction in 2015 called Holocausto, this group included El Hijo de Pirata Morgan.

Results

References

2014 in professional wrestling
Triplemanía
Events in Mexico City
2014 in Mexico
August 2014 events in Mexico


title: Swimming at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Men's 200 metre freestyle S14

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The men's 200 metre freestyle S14 event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming programme took place on 26 July at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.

The medals were presented by Jon Amos, Chairman of the International Paralympic Committee Powerlifting Sport Technical Committee and the quaichs were presented by Nigel Chamier, Chairman of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation.

Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Commonwealth Games records were as follows.

The following records were established during the competition:

Results

Heats

Finals

References

Men's 200 metre freestyle S14
Commonwealth Games


title: Dos caras tiene el destino

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Dos caras tiene el destino, is a Mexican telenovela that aired on  Canal 4, Telesistema Mexicano in 1960.

Plot
Maricruz Olivier plays a woman with two personalities: one is Marga, a very shy child and family and the other woman is Rita, a very wild girl who likes clubs and costumes. Maricruz playing with these characters extremely well.

Cast
 Maricruz Olivier as Marga / Rita
 Magda Guzmán
 Alicia Montoya
 Aurora Molina
 José Solé
 Marco de Carlo
 Rafael Bertrand
 Rafael Llamas
 Julio Monterde
 Magda Donato
 Pilar Souza
 Armando Arriola
 Carmen Salas
 Luis Beristáin

Production
Original Story:  Ernesto Alonso
Adaptation: Ernesto Alonso
Managing Director: José Morris

References

1960 telenovelas
Televisa telenovelas
Television shows set in Mexico City
1960 Mexican television series debuts
1960 Mexican television series endings
Spanish-language telenovelas


title: Espejo de sombras

text:
Espejo de sombras, is a Mexican telenovela that aired on  Canal 4, Telesistema Mexicano in 1960.

Cast
 Ofelia Guilmáin
 Andrea Palma
 Sergio Bustamante
 Adriana Roel
 Luis Lomelí
 Hortensia Santoveña
 Luis Bayardo
 Judy Ponte
 Aldo Monti
 Salvador Carrasco

External links
 Data in IMDb

1960 telenovelas
Televisa telenovelas
Television shows set in Mexico City
1960 Mexican television series debuts
1960 Mexican television series endings
Spanish-language telenovelas


title: Pescia Fiorentina

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Pescia Fiorentina is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a  of the  of Capalbio, province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census, its population amounted to 37.

Geography
Pescia Fiorentina is about  from Grosseto and  from Capalbio. It is situated in the plain of southern Maremma, in the valley of Fiora, between the hills of Capalbio and the Tyrrhenian Sea, on the border with the province of Viterbo, Lazio. It is located along the Provincial Road which links Capalbio to Chiarone Scalo.

History
Pescia Fiorentina was an important industrial centre with furnaces and ironworks in the 16th century.

Main sights
 Villa del Fontino (18th century) was the seat of customs between the Grand Duchy of Tuscany and the Papal States. The palace was then named after the families who lived there after the dismantling of customs: Boncompagni and Magrini. The palazzo was then transformed into a farmhouse hotel.
  (Tarot Garden), situated in the hamlet of Garavicchio, is a sculpture garden based on the esoteric tarot created by French artist Niki de Saint Phalle. The park was opened in 1998.

References

Bibliography

See also
 Borgo Carige
 Capalbio Scalo
 Chiarone Scalo
 Giardino, Capalbio
 La Torba

Frazioni of Capalbio


title: Gabriela (1960 TV series)

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Gabriela, is a Mexican telenovela that aired on  Canal 4, Telesistema Mexicano in 1960.

Plot
Gabriela is a young girl, who for love cheats on her husband.

Cast
 María Teresa Rivas as Gabriela
 Roberto Cañedo
 Angelines Fernández

References

External links
 Gabriela a imdb (en inglés)

1960 telenovelas
Televisa telenovelas
Television shows set in Mexico City
1960 Mexican television series debuts
1960 Mexican television series endings
Spanish-language telenovelas


title: The Perfect Cult

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The Perfect Cult is the fourth studio album by the Swedish metal band Deathstars. It was released on 13 June 2014 via Nuclear Blast.

Track listing

Background
In an interview with New Noise magazine, frontman Whiplasher Bernadotte was asked what the band did differently in this album. Bernadotte responded saying that "It's different in a lot of ways, for example it's also not as outgoing as the previous ones. It's more personal this time. Private. It's not party darkness, more personal darkness. Also it's more synth oriented sound wise and has a slower pace throughout the material." and describing the music as "European audiosex". When asked about recording Bernadotte explains how some songs were "written just a few months before we entered the studio", whereas others have "been ready for several years".

Reception
The album was met with generally positive reviews, with Cryptic Rock rating it 5/5, saying that the album "gifts quality instead of quantity, making it perhaps their best album to date and one of the biggest surprises in 2014". PlanetMosh also gave the album a full 5/5, saying that the "tracks dynamically waves from fast rock'n'roll like, to sing along anthem and marches again until the end. There is no way, it is possible to get bored through all of this". Metal-Temple gave it an 8/10 (excellent), saying that the album "does not represent anything completely new or innovative" and that the album is "an auditory representation of the yin yang symbol: the first half is lighter and frankly slightly lacklustre, with a hint of underlying darkness". sputnikmusic gave the album a 3/5 (good), saying that "Deathstars work on their musical formula and produce a sound which is definitely bigger, but not necessarily better, than before".

Charts

Personnel
 Whiplasher Bernadotte – vocals
 Nightmare Industries – guitars, keyboards
 Skinny Disco – bass guitar, backing vocals
 Vice – drums, programming

Production
Produced by Nightmare Industries and Roberto Laghi.
Recorded by Nightmare Industries, Roberto Laghi, Skinny Disco, Bohus Sounds Recording, Gig Studios & Black Syndicate
Mixed by Stefan Glaumann.
Mastered by Svante Forsbäck at Chartmakers, Helsinki, Finland
Artwork and graphic design by Fabio Timpanaro

References

2014 albums
Deathstars albums


title: Shooting at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Women's 10 metre air rifle

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Results

Qualification

Finals

References

External links
Schedule of events at 2014 Commonwealth games-Glasgow

Shooting at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Common


title: El hombre de oro

text:
El hombre de oro, is a Mexican telenovela that aired on  Canal 4, Telesistema Mexicano in 1960.

Cast
 Rafael Banquells
 Magda Guzmán
 Angelines Fernández
 Beatriz Aguirre
 María Idalia
 Carlos Navarro

Production
Original Story: Raúl Astor
Adaptation: Raúl Astor

References

1960 telenovelas
Televisa telenovelas
Television shows set in Mexico
1960 Mexican television series debuts
1960 Mexican television series endings
Spanish-language telenovelas


title: Palazzo Partanna, Naples

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The Palazzo Partanna, also once known as Palazzo Coscia, is a monumental palace located on Piazza dei Martiri 64-66 on the western edge of the neighborhood of Chiaia in Naples, Italy. The palace faces the Piazza dei Martiri.

History
The palace we see today was restored by the architect Mario Gioffredo (1718-1785). In the 19th century, Antonio Niccolini also worked on its reconstruction when it became known as Palazzo Cocozza, and housed the Cardinal Niccolò Coscia, the brother of Duke Baldassarre Coscia. Subsequent members of the aristocratic family ended up selling portions of the palace, until the last member left in 1812. In 1812, it became the offices of the Ministry of War and Navy.

The name Partanna originated from the Duchess of Floridia, Lucia Migliaccio, widow of Benedetto Grifeo, Prince of Partanna, who became the morganatic wife of the widowed Ferdinand IV of Naples. She lived in this palace till she moved to the Palazzo San Giacomo (now City Hall) in Piazza Municipio.

It was damaged by the bombing during World War II. It now houses the Unione degli Industriali of the Province of Naples. The main floor had ceilings with frescoes depicting the Triumph of Judith by Antonio and Giovanni Sarnelli(1749).

References

Palaces in Naples
Neoclassical architecture in Naples


title: Strandvik Church

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Strandvik Church () is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bjørnafjorden Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Strandvik. It is one of the churches for the Fusa parish which is part of the Fana prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1857 using plans drawn up by the architect Frederik Hannibal Stockfleth. The church seats about 450 people.

History
There has been a church at Strandvik since the Middle Ages. The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1263, but that was not the year of construction. The first church in Strandvik was a wooden stave church that was likely built in the early 13th century. After the Reformation, the church was described in written records as having towers and a corridor encircling the building. In 1621–1623, the church was in need of some big repairs including fixing the roof and parts of the foundation and supports. The repairs were a temporary fix, however, because the church was still not in great shape and it was in need of replacement. In 1628, the church was torn down to make room for a new timber-framed long church on the same site. In 1691, a new spire with a weather vane was installed on top of the tower. In 1725, the church was sold to private owners.

In 1853, an agreement was made between the private church owners and the parish that the church owners should pay for the construction of a new church in Strandvik. This new church was designed by Frederik Hannibal Stockfleth and the lead builder was Johannes Øvsthus. In 1857, a new, much larger church was built just to the north of the old church. After the new church was completed, the old church was torn down. In 1870, the church was purchased from its private owners by the municipality for 2000 speciedaler. In 1883, the church was partially remodeled by changing the ceiling inside the nave. Before the rebuilding in 1883, the inside of the church appeared as a "real" basilica with an elevated nave ceiling and lower aisle ceilings on either side. Both nave and aisles then had flat ceilings. During the installation of the nave's barrel vault ceiling in 1883, the basilica character disappeared. Some of the second floor seating galleries were removed during the renovation as well.

See also
List of churches in Bjørgvin

References

Bjørnafjorden
Churches in Vestland
Long churches in Norway
Wooden churches in Norway
19th-century Church of Norway church buildings
Churches completed in 1857
13th-century establishments in Norway


title: Kaliro Thermal Power Station

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Kaliro Power Station is a  bagasse-fired thermal power plant in Uganda, the third-largest economy in the East African Community.

Location
The power station is located on the campus of Sugar & Allied Industries Limited, the owners of the power station. This location lies in the village of Buwaya, about  northwest of the town of Kaliro, in Kaliro District, Eastern Uganda. This about  north of Iganga, the nearest large town. Kaliro Power Station lies about  northeast of Kampala, the capital and largest city in the country. The coordinates of the power station are 0°56'50.0"N, 33°29'13.0"E (Latitude:0.947217; Longitude:33.486939).

Overview
Kaliro Power Station is owned and operated by Sugar & Allied Industries Limited (SAIL), the third-largest sugar manufacturer in Uganda. The power station was designed and built around the sugar manufacturing plant of SAIL. The fibrous residue from the process of crushing sugar cane, known as bagasse, is burnt to heat water in boilers and produce steam. The steam is pressurized and used to drive turbines which then generate electricity. The excess heat is used in the sugar manufacturing process. , the power station was capable of producing a maximum of 12MW of electricity, 5MW of which was utilized internally by SAIL. The remaining 7MW is sold to the national electricity grid. The plant is expandable to a maximum capacity of 22MW. Both SAIL and Kaliro Power Station are subsidiaries and member companies of the Alam Group, a multimillion-dollar conglomerate based in Uganda with subsidiaries in Kenya and Rwanda.

Licensure
In October 2014, the Electricity Regulatory Authority issued a power production license to Kaliro Power Station for 11.9MW.

See also

References

External links
All Uganda's Three Major Sugar Factories Co-generate Electricity From Bagasse
Analysis of Uganda's Present And Future Electricity Needs And Sources

Industrial buildings completed in 2014
Bagasse-fired power stations in Uganda
Kaliro District
Alam Group


title: El juicio de los padres

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El juicio de los padres, is a Mexican telenovela that aired on  Canal 4, Telesistema Mexicano in 1960.

Plot
The story of a very sympathetic marquis who forces his daughter to marry a noble and renowned man, but she is in love with a poor man.

Cast
 José Gálvez (:es:José Manuel Gálvez Velandia)
 Virginia Manzano
 Freddy Fernández "El Pichi"
 Silvia Suárez
 Luis Bayardo
 Dacia González
 Angel Garasa

References

1960 telenovelas
Televisa telenovelas
Television shows set in Mexico City
1960 Mexican television series debuts
1960 Mexican television series endings
Spanish-language telenovelas


title: Tao: The Watercourse Way

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Tao:  The Watercourse Way is a 1975 non-fiction book on Taoism and philosophy, and is Alan Watts' last book. It was published posthumously in 1975 with the collaboration of Al Chung-liang Huang, who also contributed a preface and afterword, and with additional calligraphy by Lee Chih-chang.

Synopsis
This short book (five chapters, with a Preface, Bibliography, etc.) provides a distillation of Watt's view of Taoism accompanied by historical information. Linguistic issues are highlighted and calligraphic samples of many of the cited Chinese texts are included.  As described in Huang's Preface, Watts had planned two further chapters showing how Taoism could be "medicine for the ills of the West", but these were unwritten at the time of Watts' death in 1973.

Reception
Kirkus Reviews praised the work, and stated that it was a "Good introduction to the Tao." Joseph Needham also wrote favorably of Tao: The Watercourse Way and called it an "admirable introduction to Taoist philosophy and its symbolism".

References

1975 non-fiction books
Philosophy books
Taoist texts
Books by Alan Watts
Pantheon Books books


title: Joyce Hinnefeld

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Joyce Hinnefeld (born November 9, 1961) is an American writer of fiction and nonfiction.

Biography
Hinnefeld is a professor of English at Moravian College in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, where she teaches creative writing and contemporary fiction. She has directed the Moravian Writers' Conference in 2014, 2015, 2017, and 2018. Her conferences have attracted notable keynote speakers such as Laurie Halse Anderson, Ursula Hegi, Beth Kephart, Alison Hawthorne Deming, and Marie Myung-Ok Lee. She is a graduate of the PhD program at the State University of New York – Albany. Her fiction tends to address challenging social issues while exploring the inner world of its female characters, particularly their mother-daughter relationships.

Hinnefeld is a 1984 graduate of Hanover College. She earned her master's degree from Northwestern University in 1985. Following graduation, she held editing positions at World Book Encyclopedia, and St. Martin's Press, while also working as a freelance writer. From 1992 to 1994 she was managing editor of 13th Moon: A Feminist Literary Magazine.

Hinnefeld is the author of the novels In Hovering Flight (2008) and Stranger Here Below (2010). Her short fiction has been included in publications such as the Denver Quarterly and the Greensboro Review and anthologies, including Prairie Hearts: Women View the Midwest (1996), edited by Whitney Scott, and Many Lights in Many Windows: Twenty Years of Great Fiction and Poetry from the Writers Community (1997), edited by Laurel Blossom. Her collection of short stories, Tell Me Everything and Other Stories, won the 1997 Bread Loaf Writers' Conference Bakeless Prize for fiction.

Her debut novel, In Hovering Flight, was selected as IndieBound's #1 Indie Next Pick in September 2008. The novel follows Addie Kavanagh, a cancer-stricken birder, environmental activist, and painter, during her final conversations with her daughter and closest friends. The Washington Post'''s Ron Charles described the novel as a meditation on death, the complexity of human relationships, and the environment that is "quiet as twilight and just as lovely."

Her most recent novel, Stranger Here Below, examines the developing relationship between Maze, a white student, and Mary Elizabeth, a black student, who are roommates at the newly integrated Berea College in Kentucky in 1961. Maze and Mary Elizabeth seek to understand how their experiences and family histories have been shaped by race, class, religion, and sexuality in a work Ariel Balter of the New York Journal of Books described as "graceful . . . a beautiful tapestry of a novel."

Hinnefeld has published essays in The Millions and The Briar Cliff Review.

Bibliography
NovelsIn Hovering Flight (Unbridled Books 2008)Stranger Here Below (Unbridled Books 2010)

Short story collectionsTell Me Everything and Other Stories (University Press of New England 1998)

Non-fictionEverything You Need to Know When Someone You Love Has Alzheimer's Disease (Rosen Publishing, New York 1994)

Awards
 Cummington Community for the Arts, Cummington, MA, Fall 1991
 Ragdale Foundation, Lake Forest, IL, Spring 1992
 Eugene K. Garber Prize for Short Fiction (for “Cartographies,” now titled “Tell Me Everything”), 1994
 Katherine Bakeless Nason Prize in Fiction, Bread Loaf/University Press of New England (for Tell Me Everything), 1997
 Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Fellowship in Literature-Fiction, 2003
 Wellspring House, Ashfield, MA, January 2006
 Finalist for the Bellwether Prize for Fiction for "Pilgrim’s Song: A Novel" (now Stranger Here Below), 2006
 Booksense/Indie Next #1 Book (for In Hovering Flight''), September 2008
 Christopher Isherwood Foundation Fellowship, 2010
 Virginia Center for the Creative Arts Fellowship, January 2010 and September 2011
 Writing Fellow, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts (VCCA)-France (Le Moulin à Nef), August 2015

References

External links
 Official Website
 In Hovering Flight
 Stranger Here Below
 Moravian Writer's Conference
 Two essays in The Millions

1961 births
Living people
20th-century American writers
21st-century American writers
Moravian University faculty
University at Albany, SUNY alumni
Northwestern University alumni
Hanover College alumni
20th-century American women writers
21st-century American novelists
21st-century American women writers
American women academics


title: María Guadalupe

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María Guadalupe is a Mexican telenovela that aired on  Canal 4, Telesistema Mexicano in 1960, with episodes lasting 30 minutes. Directed by and starring Raúl Astor Luz Maria Aguilar.

Cast
 Luz María Aguilar as María Guadalupe
 Guillermo Murray
 Alejandro Ciangherotti
 Judy Ponte
 Antonio de Hud

Production
Original Story: Raúl Astor
Adaptation: Raúl Astor
Managing Director: Raúl Astor

References

1960 telenovelas
Televisa telenovelas
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title: Rebecca Allen

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Rebecca Allen may refer to:

Rebecca Allen (artist) (born 1954), American international artist
Rebecca Allen (basketball) (born 1992), Australian basketball player


title: Percy Bland

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Percy Bland  is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served as the mayor of Meridian, Mississippi from 2013 to 2021.

Under Bland's leadership, downtown Meridian was transformed into a vibrant space. From the Sela Ward project to the Highway 59/20 lighting project which was funded and supported by the State of Mississippi, his leadership paved the way for the city's future. Downtown businesses like Castle Pipeline established their new corporate headquarters in downtown Meridian, and because of the Go Cup Ordinance that allowed citizens to walk with an open container in a specific district of the downtown area more restaurants like the Three-foot Brewery were established.

Early life and family
Percy Bland was born in Crystal Springs, Mississippi on September 23, 1970. Bland grew up in Jackson, Mississippi and attended St. Joseph High School, Bland later earned a B.S in chemistry at Xavier University of Louisiana of New Orleans, and played collegiate basketball. Bland also earned a Master's of Public Health (MPH) degree at the University of Southern Mississippi.

Bland met his wife Deidre in Atlanta and the couple was married on August 15, 1999. Percy's wife Deidre is now the community engagement specialist for the Meridian Public School System.

Career
Bland went on to work for the Fulton County Health Department in Atlanta, Georgia where he served as an epidemiologist in the Tuberculosis Control Department.  Bland returned to Mississippi and began employment as the Human Resources Director and Marketing Director with the G.A. Carmichael Family Health Center. Bland came to Meridian to own and operate a State Farm Insurance Agency. Bland continues to run and manage a very successful insurance Agency.

Community involvement
In 2007, Bland served as co-chair to pass a bond issue for the first major renovations and improvements to Meridian's public schools in more than 20 years. The bond issue was for $19.5 million. The bond issue passed on March 27, 2007, with 71.3%.

Bland also helped establish the Magnolia Youth Sports Association and still runs his own Summer Basketball Camp. Bland helped establish the First Tee Golf Program in Meridian, the first in the state, a golf program aimed at improving the quality of life of primarily inner-city children.

Mayor of Meridian
On June 4, 2013, Percy Bland won the election for mayor of Meridian by 54% of the vote. Before he took office, Bland formed a 29-member transition team from the community to study five issues - education, community development, public safety, infrastructure and city partnerships - and make recommendations about how to more improve those areas in Meridian. Bland was sworn in as the first African-American mayor of the city of Meridian on July 1, 2013.

During the first Meridian City Council meeting of the new administration, on July 2, 2014, Bland proposed his livable wage policy. Bland proposed a $9 an hour minimum salary for all city employees that was to be funded by money saved through cuts to other areas of the municipal budget. Bland's livable wage proposal became city policy when the city council passed the municipal budget on September 17, 2013.

Bland and several local businesses began recognizing an outstanding teacher or staff member from two MPSD schools a month during the 2013–14 school year. Improvements to public safety were made to the newly annexed part of Meridian through a new warning siren at the recently constructed fire station in that area. Meridian youth sports were brought together through one comprehensive program in the Meridian Parks and Recreation Department. The program brought in more mentors, more coaches, and more churches as partners for the City of Meridian to work with youth through athletics. In May 2014, the City of Meridian pledged $750,000 to help build a new community center.

In May 2014, the City of Meridian launched a series of new programs to help fight crime in the city, including a new gang task force, a new team of Meridian police officers and citizens to help with tips on crime, and penalizing parents when their children do not comply with the Mississippi Compulsory School Attendance Law.

In June 2014, Bland built a team to bring a new airline carrier to Meridian. American Airlines the largest airline carrier in the world brings their service to Meridian under the American Eagle brand. Express Jet will operate the service for American Airlines.

In September 2014, Bland began a mayor's initiative to raise awareness of school attendance and the dangers of dropping out of high school. Through his Mayor's Youth Council, Bland created a public service announcement that emphasized issues that high school students face, such as bullying, drugs, and depression.

In October 2014, Bland launched his Kidz Zone Initiative, a program that partnered the City of Meridian with city and county schools, both local and private, to strengthen families. On the second Saturday of each month Disney movies are shown at the Meridian Temple Theatre for $2. The program encourages fathers to play an active role within their children's lives. All fathers are allowed free admission to the movie. Also in October 2014, Bland started a "Senior Prom" initiative to engage senior citizens and provide more community activities for that population.

On October 6, 2014, Bland received a letter from Governor Phil Bryant that stated Meridian has been approved for a $600,000 Community Development Block Grant to help fund a new community center in the city's east end that would accommodate up to 400 children.

On January 26, 2015, Bland and Choctaw Tribal Chief Phyliss J. Anderson signed an agreement to restore public transportation in Meridian. The Choctaw Regional Transportation Facility operates in more than a dozen counties in Mississippi. The bus that will be used in Meridian is handicap accessible, and can seat up to 29 people. People will have to call a special number to make arrangements to be picked up and dropped off at sites.

On September 2, 2015, Bland, in cooperation with Commissioner Dick Hall, of Mississippi Department of Transportation, and Meridian Public Schools officials, opened a federally funded Safe Routes to Schools bridge at TJ Harris Lower Elementary School.

On February 2, 2016, city officials unanimously approved a resolution that authorized and directed the issuance of general obligation bonds for $7.5 million. The bonds will provide funds for the construction, improvement, and paving of streets, sidewalks, driveways, parkways, walkways, bridges and culverts, public parking facilities, and other municipal projects.

On May 18, 2016, Meridian city officials, along with community members and leaders, held a groundbreaking ceremony for Velma Young Community Center. The $2 million project is the first project that brought together the City of Meridian, Lauderdale County, Meridian Housing Authority, and East Mississippi Development for a predominately African-American project. "This has been an under-served area for a number of years, and this community center right here is going to be a huge shot in the arm for this community," said Mayor Percy Bland.

On July 5, 2016, Mayor Bland and the Meridian City Council passed a resolution and ordinance setting a date of August 16, 2016 for a referendum of a two percent (2%) food and beverage levy at restaurants within the city of Meridian. Revenue from the levy will fund the construction, equipment, furnishings, and operation of the Mississippi Arts and Entertainment Center. The referendum passed with 68.2 percent.

On June 6, 2017, Mayor Bland won a second term against two opponents, Independent Dustin Markham and Republican William Compton. Mayor Bland received 64 percent of the vote, Markham received 34 percent, and Compton received 2 percent.

Second term

Bland continued building and improving infrastructure in Meridian during his second term as Mayor. He promoted businesses whose purpose was to improve the quality of life for all citizens especially youth. His administration paved more than 28 miles of streets in the inner city during the last four years in office. He started a LED lighting initiative in which LED lightings were installed in neighborhoods throughout the City of Meridian beginning in 2015 with a strong partnership with Mississippi Power. Through his Parks and Recreation Program, Bland grew sports activities offered to all children from 30 to more than 55. He installed new playground equipment at Velma Young Center, James Chaney Park, Bonita Lakes and opened a Splash Pad at Highland Park.

In November 2018, during the aftermath of an F-2 tornado in Ward 2, he championed the Partner's in Recovery Response Team response and helped recover faster.

In October 2019, his administration renamed part of downtown 8th Street to David Ruffin Blvd and brought in JSU's Sonic Boom to highlight the occasion along with a dozen of Ruffin's family members.

In November 2019, Bland created a family and kid-friendly environment that helped to bring new businesses to Meridian like Hype, Event Zone, and an updated family-oriented Movie Theater with a strong partnership with Developer Andy Weiner.

In December 2019, under the Bland administration, the Go Cup or Open Container ordinance for restaurants downtown Meridian went into effect.

In 2020, he pushed the $12.5 million paving bond to pave streets in the inner city.

In March 2021, he worked with Mississippi Transportation Commissioner Willie Simmons to make improvements to Interstate 59/20 in Meridian.

In April 2021, he helped purchase the Meridian Police Department Headquarters from a group of private investors that the city had a 41-year lease agreement with. This reduced the re-payment on the building by 11 years and saved taxpayers $11 million.

During his administration, guidelines were issued to residents and business owners to follow safety precautions during the first year and six months of a national pandemic caused by the COVID-19. Thus, protected the lives of many citizens during an unprecedented national and local crisis. He helped engage the city council and community and helped to get buy-in on the MAX (Mississippi Arts and Entertainment Experience) and the Meridian Mississippi Children's Museum. He also worked with a developer, John Tampa, during his time in office to revitalize the Three-foot Building into a new state of the arts Marriott Hotel and Roof Top Bar and Restaurant that overlooks the city. New businesses opened in downtown Meridian such as Castle Headquarters (formerly Progressive Pipeline), Three-foot Brewery, and near Bonita Lakes Mall, a new Starbucks Coffee Shop during his tenure.

Percy Bland lost to Democratic Candidate Jimmie Smith in the April 2021 primary. Throughout the primary, Smith refused to publicly debate Bland on issues-running instead on a slogan "We Can Do Better" without ever having to disclose what better would be. Smith's campaign manager was a well-known Mississippi Republican and he was endorsed early on in the campaign by former Republican Meridian Mayor Jimmy Kemp. Democratic candidate Smith won the general election in June 2021 with the huge backing of Republican voters.

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title: Dorobucci

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"Dorobucci" is a song by The Mavins, a collective composed of Don Jazzy, Tiwa Savage, Dr SID, Reekado Banks, Korede Bello, Di'Ja and D'Prince. Released on May 1, 2014, it received generally positive reviews from music critics. Positive remarks went towards its production, instrumentation and composition. On the contrary, the music video received mixed reviews. While some critics described the video as brilliant, others felt it was dull and not up to par.

Background and music video
"Dorobucci" was recorded in early 2014. Prior to revealing details about the song, Don Jazzy tagged several of his Instagram pictures with the hashtag "#Dorobucci". When the song was released, the uncertainty of its meaning made a few people labeled it as an occultic song. Don Jazzy has debunked the occultic reference made about the song. In May 2014, he said the latter part of the song means "anything that is fun, cool, awesome or fantastic."

Mavin Records' fans were given an opportunity to compete in the Channel O Mavin Super Fan competition, which required participants to explain why they are the ultimate Mavin fan. Participants were told to follow Channel O Africa on Twitter and Instagram; they were also told to add the "CHOMavinSuperfan" hashtag to their social media posts. On July 11, 2014, Don Jazzy announced Natalie Pitswe as the winner of the competition.

The music video for "Dorobucci" was shot and directed in South Africa by Nick Roux of Molotov Cocktail Productions. It was released on July 23, 2014, and uploaded to YouTube at an approximate length of 4 minutes. Pitswe made a cameo appearance in the video. The video portrayed The Mavins living a lavish lifestyle: exotic cars and Gatsby-style parties. There were shots of the Empire State Building and White House, as well as shots of a golf ball traveling from Ikoyi to Washington DC. The music video received mixed reviews from music critics. Although some saw it as a flop, others felt like it was top notch.

In popular culture
Tonto Dikeh released the D'banj-assisted track "Sugar Rush" on June 23, 2014. The song was criticized for sounding like "Dorobucci". A contestant on the seventh edition of Project Fame West Africa performed a humorous rendition of the song; a video of the contestant's performance went viral.

Critical reception
"Dorobucci" received mixed reviews from music critics. Chi Ibe of YNaija extensively said, "Dorobucci is an average song at best. It may well turn out to be one of Don Jazzy's biggest hits but it is certainly not one of his best, not by a long mile. The video has its bright spots. It looks expensive, with lots of colour, lots of class and images of the Mavin crew balling out of control. Everything is set to a maximum gloss but this cannot conceal the fact that it is a big bore." Akintayo Opeoluwani of The Daily Times of Nigeria criticized the song's lyrics and said that it could have been better with D'banj's vocals and wordplay.

Pulse Nigeria's Joey Akan described the song as a "mid-tempo feel-good song". Toni Kan of This Day said, "Dorobucci sounds like something you would hear from inebriated kegites on a lazy Friday night but the difference is that while the melody might sound commonplace, Don Jazzy has sprinkled his sound and song with the revitalizing ash of novelty thus elevating this simple ditty into a national anthem." Charles Novia criticized the video for lacking charisma and said it could have been better. Gbenga Adeniji of The Punch described the song as "funny, artistic and extensive".

Live performances
Dr SID and Tiwa Savage performed "Dorobucci" for the first time during Star Music Trek's visit to Ekwulobia in May 2014. On May 30, 2014, the aforementioned collective performed the song at the Road to the MAMAs concert.

Accolades
"Dorobucci" won Song of the Year at the MTV Africa Music Awards 2015. It won Best Pop Single and was nominated for Song of the Year at The Headies 2014. Moreover, it was nominated for Hottest Single of the Year at the 2015 Nigeria Entertainment Awards.

Covers and remixes
Digital download
"Dorobucci" (Dr SID and Don Jazzy Highlife version) - 3:56
"Dorobucci" (Sa'Shay cover) - 2:56
"House Of Ace" (Super Eagles cover) - 3:14
"Doro My People" (S Gee cover) - 5:16

Release history

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title: History of the Brazil national football team

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The history of the Brazil national football team began with the team's first international match in 1914. Brazil played in the first FIFA World Cup in 1930. The Brazil national team has been successful throughout its history, winning the FIFA World Cup five times since 1958.

History

Early history (1916–57)

It is generally believed that the first game of the Brazil national football team was a 1914
match between a Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo select team and the English club Exeter City, held in Fluminense's stadium. Brazil won 2–0 with goals by Oswaldo Gomes and Osman, though it is claimed that the match was a 3–3 draw. The line-up for that first match was: Nélson I,
Pennaforte, Alemão, Mica, Nesi, Dino I, Paschoal, Torteroli, Nilo, Coelho, Amaro.

In contrast to its future success, the national team's early appearances were not brilliant, partly because of an internal strife between Brazilian football associations over professionalism, which rendered the Brazilian Football Confederation unable to field full-strength teams.

Other early matches played during that time include several friendly games against Argentina (being defeated 3–0), Chile (first in 1916) and Uruguay (first on 12 July 1916).

After its debut against Exeter City, Brazil did not play against a European team until 1928, when the squad smashed Motherwell of Scotland 5–0 on 24 June 1928. Other European teams that Brazil played included Hungarian side Ferencváros. Led by the goalscoring abilities of Arthur Friedenreich, they were victorious at home in the South American Championships in 1919, repeating their victory, also at home, in 1922.

In 1930, Brazil travelled to play in the first World Cup, held in Uruguay. The squad defeated Bolivia but lost to Yugoslavia, being eliminated from the competition. They lost in the first round to Spain in 1934 in Italy, but reached the semi-finals in France in 1938, being defeated 2–1 by eventual winners he World Cup. Prior to the match, Brazilian newspaper O Mundo prematurely declared Brazil "the world champions". In one of the biggest upsets in football history, however, Uruguay scored with only 11 minutes remaining to win the match, and the Cup, in a game infamously known as "the Maracanzo". The match led to a period of national mourning, with Brazilian playwright Nelson Rodrigues later saying, "Everywhere has its irremediable national catastrophe, something like a Hiroshima. Our catastrophe, our Hiroshima, was the defeat by Uruguay in 1950."

For the 1954 World Cup in Switzerland, the Brazil national team was then almost completely renovated, with the team colours changed from all white to the yellow, blue and green of the national flag, so as to forget the Maracanazo, but still had a group of star players, including Nílton Santos, Djalma Santos and Didi. Brazil reached the quarter-final, where they were beaten 4–2 by tournament favourites Hungary in one of the ugliest matches in football history; it would become infamous as the Battle of Berne.

The Golden Era with Pelé (1958–70)
Brazil's head, Vicente Feola, imposed strict rules on the squad for the 1958 World Cup, held in Sweden. The players were given a list of 40 things that they were not allowed to do, including wearing hats or using umbrellas, smoking while wearing official uniforms and talking to the press outside of specified times. They were the only team to bring a psychologist to the training camp as the memories of 1950 still affected some players. Also, a dentist accompanied the team because of the general player humble origins, many members performance's suffered negatively by infections by the lack of dental treatment. A scout was sent to Europe to watch the qualifying matches a year before the tournament was set to begin.

Brazil were drawn in the toughest group, alongside England, the Soviet Union and Austria. They beat Austria 3–0 in their first match, then drew 0–0 with England. Brazil had been worried about their match with the USSR, who had exceptional fitness and were one of the favourites to win the tournament; their strategy was to take risks at the beginning of the match to try to score an early goal. Before the match, the leaders of the team, Hilderaldo Bellini, Nílton Santos and Didi spoke to coach Vicente Feola and persuaded him to make three substitutions that were crucial for Brazil to defeat the Soviets and win the Cup: Zito, Garrincha and Pelé, who is widely regarded as the greatest footballer of all time, would start playing against the Soviets.

From the kick off, they passed the ball to Garrincha, who beat three players before hitting the post with a shot. They kept up the pressure relentlessly, and after three minutes, which were later described as "the greatest three minutes in the history of football", Vavá gave Brazil the lead. They won the match by 2–0. Pelé scored the only goal of their quarter-final match against Wales, and they beat France 5–2 in the semi-final. Brazil then beat hosts Sweden in the final 5–2, winning their first World Cup and becoming the first nation to win a World Cup title outside of its own continent. A celebrated fact was that Feola would sometimes take naps during training sessions and close his eyes during matches, giving the impression that he was asleep. Because of this, Didi was sometimes said to be the real coach of the team, as he commanded the midfield.

In the 1962 World Cup in Chile, Brazil earned its second title with Garrincha as the star player, a mantle and responsibility laid upon him after the regular talisman, Pelé, was injured during the second group match against Czechoslovakia and unable to play for the remainder of the tournament.

At the 1966 World Cup in England, the preparation of the team was affected by political influences. All the major Brazilian clubs wanted their players included in Brazil's team, to give them more exposure. In the final months of preparation for the World Cup, the coach Vicente Feola was working with 46 players, of which only 22 would go to England; this caused significant internal dispute and psychological pressure on the players and managing staff. The result was that, in 1966, Brazil had their worst performance in a World Cup. Although they played all of their matches in the same stadium in the same city (the city of Liverpool's Goodison Park), Brazil became the first nation to be eliminated in the first round while holding the World Cup crown. After the 2002, 2010, 2014, and 2018 World Cups, France, Italy, Spain, and Germany respectively were also added to this list.

Another perhaps bigger issue was that Pelé, who had possibly been at the height of his career at this stage, was being chopped off at seemingly every opportunity in the group matches. The 1966 tournament was remembered for its excessively physical play, and Pelé was one of the players most affected by such play. After becoming the first player ever to score in three World Cups, with a direct free kick against Bulgaria, he had to rest due to fatigue for the match against Hungary, which Brazil lost. He then faced Portugal, and several violent tackles by the Portuguese defenders caused him to leave the match and the tournament. Brazil also lost this match and was eliminated in the first round of the World Cup for the first time since 1934. After the tournament, Pelé declared that he did not wish to play in the World Cup again. Nonetheless, he returned in 1970.

Brazil won its third World Cup in Mexico, with the 1970 World Cup. It fielded what has since then often been considered the best football squad ever, led by Pelé in his last World Cup finals, captain Carlos Alberto Torres, Jairzinho, Tostão, Gérson and Rivellino.

Brazil's results in 1970 were as follows:

They won all six of their games, with all but two of their matches were won by two or more goals. The speedy Jairzinho was the second top scorer with seven goals (he had scored in all six games), while Pelé finished with four goals. Brazil played all six of their matches – with the exception of the final – in Guadalajara, the final being played in Mexico City. As a result, Brazil lifted the Jules Rimet trophy for the third time (the first nation to do so), which meant that they were allowed to keep it, as had been stipulated at the time of the World Cup's inception in 1930. A replacement was then commissioned, though it would be 24 years before Brazil next won it.

The dry spell (1971–93)

After the international retirement of Pelé and other stars from the 1970 squad, Brazil was not able to overcome the Netherlands' Total Football in the 1974 World Cup. The generation of 1974 could not defend their title, finishing in fourth place after failing to achieve victory against a strong Poland team.

In the second group stage of the 1978 World Cup, Brazil was competing with tournament host Argentina for top spot and a place in the finals. In their last group match, Brazil defeated Poland 3–1 to go to the top of the group with a goal difference of +5. In this tournament, Brazil had many challenges on and off the pitch to contend with: for their group stage matches, all of which took place at the Estadio José María Minella in Mar del Plata, which had an atrocious pitch and was very difficult to play on. There were rumors that the Argentine organizers had deliberately sabotaged the pitch to make it nearly unplayable for the Brazilians.

During one of their group stage matches against Sweden, Brazil had scored a goal in the last seconds of stoppage time, but the head referee, Welshman Clive Thomas blew his whistle right before Zico headed the ball went into the net from a corner-kick, denying Brazil a 2–1 victory and leaving them with a 1–1 draw. In the second round-robin phase, Brazil beat Poland 3–1 for the first scheduled game of 21 June, which started at 4:45 p.m. Argentina's match, which started on the same day at 7:15 p.m. went into their final match of that round against Peru knowing how many goals they needed to win by in order to win the phase and qualify for the final match. Although they had the same record as Brazil (1 win, 1 draw) before the Seleção'''s game against Poland, Brazil were in first place in that round on goal difference, having scored two more goals than Argentina. But in its last group match, the Argentine squad defeated Peru 6–0 and thus with the higher second round goal difference of three more goals scored than the Brazilians, the Argentines qualified for the final match, in a match accused of ultimately-unproven match fixing by the Argentine military government in place at the time. The Brazilian team won their third place match against Italy in Buenos Aires, and were the only team to remain unbeaten in the tournament.

At the 1982 World Cup in Spain, Brazil were the tournament favorites, and romped through the early part of the tournament by beating their group stage opponents the Soviet Union 2–1, Scotland 4–1 and New Zealand 4–0 in the southern cities of Seville and Málaga. After moving to a second round of round-robin matches held at the Sarrià Stadium in Barcelona, they then easily beat a demoralized Argentina 3–1, which effectively booted their South American rivals out of the tournament, having previously lost to Italy 2–1. Brazil were slated to progress to the semi-finals, but a 3–2 defeat to Italy in one of the classic games in World Cup finals history, eliminated them from the tournament in the match that they refer to as "Sarrià's Disaster", referencing the stadium's name and the disappointment that followed. The 1982 team, with players like Sócrates, Zico, Falcão and Éder, is remembered as perhaps the greatest team never to win a World Cup.

Telê Santana and several players from 1982 returned to play in the 1986 World Cup, hosted by Mexico. The players of 1986 were older but still capable of an enchanting performance. They were troubled, however, by an injury Zico picked up prior to the tournament. Incessant questions about whether and when he could play undoubtedly had some negative effect on the team. Brazil were fortuitous in that, unlike nearly every other team in the tournament, they played all of their matches in this tournament in one stadium, the Estadio Jalisco in Guadalajara. They won all three of their group matches stage against Spain (1–0), Northern Ireland (3–0) and Algeria (1–0). After crushing Poland 4–0, Brazil met France in the quarter-finals in a match considered an absolute classic of Total Football. Zico came on in the second half (with the score 1–1), and Brazil was awarded a penalty late in the game, Brazil seemed set to win. But Zico, the hero of a whole generation of Brazilian football fans, missed the penalty, and after a goalless but exciting extra time, the match came down to a penalty shoot-out. Zico managed to score from his penalty, but Júlio César and Sócrates missed the goal in their turns, and though French captain Michel Platini sent his effort over the crossbar, Brazil was nevertheless eliminated from the 1986 World Cup.

In the 1990 World Cup, held in Italy, Brazil was coached by Sebastião Lazaroni, who was hardly known before the Cup. With a defensive scheme, whose main symbol was midfielder Dunga, forward Careca and three full-backs, the team lacked creativity but made it to the second round. Like in Mexico, Brazil were again confined to one stadium, Juventus' Stadio delle Alpi in Turin. They won all three of their group stage matches against Sweden (2–1), Costa Rica (1–0) and Scotland (1-0), during playing the latter, a hard free-kick taken by Branco hit Scottish midfielder Murdo MacLeod in the head, knocking him out cold. They then had to face Argentina in their second round match. Against a weaker Argentine side, Brazil applied heavy pressure and had numerous chances to score, but Claudio Caniggia eventually found Brazil's net after a brilliant Diego Maradona assist, thereby eliminating Brazil.

 Return to winning ways (1994–2002)

 1994 World Cup
Brazil, to the surprise of many, went 24 years without winning a World Cup or even participating in a final.  This included 16 years without even making the round of eight, with their best result being third place in 1978. Their struggles ended at the 1994 tournament in the United States, where a solid, if unspectacular, side headed by Romário, Bebeto, Dunga, Taffarel and Jorginho, won the World Cup for a then-record fourth time. Playing all but two of their matches in California, highlights of their campaign included a 1–0 victory over the hosts United States in the round of 16, a sensational 3–2 win over the Netherlands in the quarter-finals in Dallas (often cited as the game of the tournament) and a 1–0 win over Sweden in the semi-finals. This set up a classic confrontation, Brazil vs. Italy, in the final at the Rose Bowl, just outside of Los Angeles. After a dour and unexciting 0–0 draw, penalty kicks loomed, and when Roberto Baggio lifted his penalty kick over the crossbar, Brazil was the champion once again. A new era of dominance had begun.

 1998 World Cup
Entering the tournament as defending champions, Brazil finished runner-up in the 1998 World Cup in France. After a very respectable campaign during which they beat the Netherlands on penalties in the semi-final following a 1–1 draw with goals from Ronaldo and Patrick Kluivert, the team lost to the host France 3–0 in the final played at the new Stade de France, just outside Paris in Saint-Denis. Brazilian marking at defensive set pieces was poor, and Zinedine Zidane was able to score two headed goals from France's corner kicks. Also, Brazil star Ronaldo suffered an epileptic seizure a few hours before the match. Many criticized the decision to reinstate him into the starting line-up as he put on a poor performance. Another reason that was given for Brazil's poor performance was lack of preparation. Brazil had not played in the play-offs and the team selection was made based on friendly matches without real competition. In addition, the injury to Romário, Ronaldo's preferred starting partner, prior to the tournament may have also played a factor.

 2002 World Cup

Fuelled by the "Three R's" (Ronaldo, Rivaldo and Ronaldinho), Brazil won its fifth championship at the 2002 World Cup, jointly held in South Korea and Japan. This happened despite a rather shaky qualifying tournament, which saw the national team drop to its lowest-ever FIFA ranking and only secure automatic qualification in the final round of group matches, largely because Paraguay and Uruguay both failed to win their own final matches.

The groupings appeared at first glance to favour Brazil; their adversaries would be Turkey, China PR and Costa Rica. In the end, a stronger-than-expected Turkey finished the tournament in third place. Brazil went on to beat all three opponents, scoring 11 goals and conceding only three, and topping the group. In Brazil's opening game against Turkey, Rivaldo fell to the ground clutching his face after Turkey's Hakan Ünsal had kicked the ball at his legs. Ünsal, who had already been booked, was sent off while Rivaldo jumped to his feet and continued playing. Rivaldo escaped suspension but was fined £5,180 for play-acting; he became the first player ever to be punished in FIFA's crackdown on diving. Brazil followed with a 4–0 win over China PR and a 5–2 win over Costa Rica.

Next, Brazil defeated Belgium 2–0 in the round of 16. Against England in the quarter-finals, Brazil won 2–1; Ronaldinho scored the winner with a free-kick and also assisted teammate Rivaldo for Brazil's first goal, but was sent off for stamping on the right ankle of England's Danny Mills. The semi-final was against Turkey, which Brazil had faced in its group. Again, this match was difficult, but Brazil won 1–0 with a goal by Ronaldo. Rivaldo had scored one goal in each of his preceding five games, but did not manage to hit the target in the sixth, and so could not repeat Jairzinho's great achievement in 1970 of scoring in every game of a World Cup.

The final was between two of the most successful teams in the competition's history: Germany and Brazil, played at the International Stadium in Yokohama, near Tokyo. Incredibly, the teams had never played each other in the World Cup before save for a match between Brazil and East Germany in the 1974 World Cup. German goalkeeper Oliver Kahn had been the tournament's best goalkeeper, but was not able to maintain his post unscathed in this match, as Ronaldo vanquished his demons from the previous Cup and scored both goals in the Brazil 2–0 triumph. Ronaldo also won the Golden Shoe as the tournament's leading scorer, though Kahn won the Golden Ball as the most outstanding player.

 Parreira returns (2002–06)
During the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup, Brazil were eliminated on goals scored against favourites Turkey.
On 29 June 2005, Brazil won the Confederations Cup for the second time with an emphatic 4–1 victory over arch-rivals Argentina in Frankfurt. They also won another championship, the 2004 Copa América, in which they also defeated Argentina, this time in a penalty shoot-out.

 2006 World Cup

Manager Carlos Alberto Parreira built his side through a 4–2–2–2 formation. Nicknamed the "Magic Square" by Brazilian sport journalists, the attack was built around four extremely talented players: Ronaldo, Adriano, Kaká and Ronaldinho.

During the build-up to the tournament, star striker Ronaldo was suffering with several problems, most notably his fitness. After a two-month injury lay-off earlier in the season, the Real Madrid forward had gained a noticeable amount of weight, and was not as sharp and quick as he had been in the previous decade. He also suffered from blisters on his feet and a fever during training.

Despite winning the first two games, against Croatia (1–0) and Australia (2–0), the Magic Square did not show anything close to the flair and imagination that it had promised. Despite the reputation of the four attacking players, Brazil was struggling to break down their opponents and create chances, and only two of the forwards, Kaká and Adriano, had found themselves on the score-sheet. In the final group game, against Japan, Parreira made several changes, dropping several experienced players and bringing in relative youngsters, including Robinho and Cicinho, and dropped the Magic Square in favour of a more balanced formation. The changes were successful, and Brazil strolled to a comfortable 4–1 win against Japan. Ronaldo seemed to be finding his fitness and form, scoring twice and equalling the record for the most goals scored across all World Cups.

In the round of 16, Brazil beat Ghana 3–0; with the Magic Square restored, Ronaldo and Adriano both scored. Ronaldo's goal was his 15th in World Cup history, breaking the record. Despite Ronaldo's landmark and the comfortable scoreline, however, it was another unconvincing performance. Despite Perreira's reversion once again to a more balanced formation, with Ronaldo a lone striker supported by Kaká and Ronaldinho, Brazil was eliminated in the quarter-finals against France, losing 1–0 to a Thierry Henry goal in the second half. Led by a rejuvenated Zinedine Zidane and guarded by a resolute defence, France was barely threatened by Brazil; despite Ronaldo's best efforts, the striker's second-half effort was the only shot on target that Brazil managed. The game was also notable for being the first time that the Brazil team had been shut out in three consecutive matches against France, which now had a 2–1–1 all-time record including 1986, 1998 and 2006 World Cup matches.

After their early elimination, the defeated world champions were harshly criticized by the press and the fans. The media circulated images of the left wing-back Roberto Carlos tying his shoes while Thierry Henry ran unmarked to score the winning goal. Pelé blamed Parreira and the under-performing Ronaldinho for the team's early elimination.

 Dunga period (2006–10)
1994 World Cup-winning captain Dunga was hired as Brazil's new team manager on 24 July 2006, almost immediately after the World Cup. Dunga's former teammate, Jorginho, was hired as his assistant. His first match in charge was against Norway, played in Oslo on 16 August 2006 which ended in a 1–1 draw. His second match was held against Argentina on September 3 in Arsenal's Emirates Stadium in London, in which Brazil won 3–0. On 5 September, they defeated Wales by 2–0 at Tottenham Hotspur's White Hart Lane ground. They later defeated Kuwaiti club Kuwait SC 4–0, Ecuador by 2–1 and had a 2–1 away win against Switzerland.

Dunga's first defeat as Brazil's manager was on 6 February 2007 in a friendly match against Portugal, which at that time was coached by former Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari. In March 2007, Brazil bounced back from this with wins in friendly matches against Chile (4–0) and Ghana (1–0) in Sweden.

Unlike Parreira, Dunga focused on de-emphasizing individual players and treating them as equals. He did not only seek players in popular clubs such as Milan, Barcelona and Real Madrid, but searched the whole scope of Europe, finding individual talents such as Vágner Love and Dudu Cearense, who were playing for Russian club CSKA Moscow, and Elano, who was playing for Ukrainian club Shakhtar Donetsk. Of the four players who had been dubbed the Magic Square, Ronaldinho and Kaká were the only players who had a regular place in the Brazil squad. Adriano was called back into the squad for a friendly against Portugal in February 2007, which Brazil lost 0–2. Dunga did not select the last member of the Magic Square, Ronaldo. Instead, Luís Fabiano made the majority of appearances in the striker position.

 2007 Copa América
Brazil participated in the 2007 Copa América which was hosted by Venezuela. The team was placed in Group B with Mexico, Ecuador and Chile. Brazil surprisingly lost to Mexico 2–0 in their opening match, then bounced back with a comfortable 3–0 victory over Chile with three goals from Robinho, and won 1–0 against Ecuador, Robinho scoring on a penalty kick. They advanced to the quarter-finals, where they defeated Chile again, this time 6–1. The semi-final was against Uruguay, and after a 2–2 draw, Brazil won 5–4 on penalties. Their opponent in the final was Argentina, which had been the favourite to win, having won all its matches en route to the final. Brazil, however, scored early in the fourth minute with Júlio Baptista, and then in the 45th minute, when defender Roberto Ayala scored on an own goal. Later, in the 69th minute, substitute Dani Alves scored Brazil's third goal, making the scoreline 3–0. After the tournament, Robinho was awarded the Golden Boot in addition to being named the best player in the tournament.

 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup
Brazil won the 2009 Confederations Cup, held in South Africa. They started with a shaky 4–3 victory over Egypt, scoring a last-minute penalty – they had led 3–1 at half-time only for Egypt to pull level with two quick goals at the start of the second half. Egypt is credited as the only African team to score three goals against Brazil. Brazil comfortably beat the United States, as well as Italy, both via 3–0 scorelines. After beating South Africa in the semi-final with a late free-kick, they went on to a rematch against the United States in the final, where they had a massive comeback and won 3–2 after lagging 2–0 at half-time, to seal their third Confederations Cup title. Kaká was named as the player of the tournament and Luís Fabiano won the top goalscorer award with five goals in five matches.

 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
After a 3–1 victory over Argentina in Rosario, on 5 September 2009, Brazil qualified for the 2010 World Cup. Brazil topped the CONMEBOL qualification with nine wins, seven draws and two losses; the two losses came during away matches in Bolivia and Paraguay. Brazil also went undefeated at home during the qualification.

 2010 FIFA World Cup

On 4 December, Brazil was drawn into Group G, dubbed the "group of death". They played their first match against North Korea on 15 June 2010 and won 2–1. On 20 June, they played their second game against Ivory Coast and won 3–1, qualifying for the next round. Their last match against Portugal ended in a 0–0 draw. They then faced Chile in the round of 16; Juan, Luís Fabiano and Robinho scored goals to give Brazil a 3–0 win. In the quarter-final, they lost to the Netherlands 2–1 despite having gained an early lead.

 After the 2010 World Cup (2010–12)
On 24 July 2010, Mano Menezes was named as the new Brazil coach, replacing Dunga, whose contract was not renewed following Brazil's World Cup campaign.

On 26 July 2010, Menezes announced his first 24-man squad, including ten debutants. Only four players from the 2010 World Cup team were named in the squad (Robinho, Dani Alves, Ramires and Thiago Silva). Players included in that squad but left out of the 23-man in the World Cup included Alexandre Pato of Milan, Lucas Leiva of Liverpool, Ganso of Santos and Sandro of Tottenham Hotspur. Menezes' first match was a 2–0 win over the United States. Neymar scored on his debut for the national team, and also won the man of the match award.

 2011 Copa América
At the 2011 Copa América, Brazil was put in Group B alongside Venezuela, Paraguay and Ecuador. In their first two games, they drew with Venezuela and Paraguay. In their last game, Brazil beat Ecuador 4–2 to advance to the quarter-finals as well finishing first in their group. Eventually, Brazil lost 2–0 in the penalty shootout against Paraguay and was eliminated in the quarter-finals.

 Post-Copa América
After receiving much criticism from Brazil's failure at the Copa América, Menezes decided to call up the likes of Marcelo, Hulk and Ronaldinho, which appeared to signal a return to the old "Joga Bonito" style.

In preparation for the 2012 Summer Olympics, the new look Brazil team was on an undefeated streak since August 2011 until recently they lost back-to-back games to Mexico 2–0 and Argentina 4–3, both of which were played in the United States. This includes nine wins and impressive victories over Ghana, Argentina and the U.S., while only finishing one game with a draw other than the recent losses to Mexico and Argentina.

On 4 July 2012, due to a lack of competitive matches, as the team automatically qualified for the 2014 World Cup as hosts, Brazil was ranked 11th in the FIFA rankings.

 Return of Luiz Felipe Scolari (2013–14)
Although Brazil won the 2012 Superclásico de las Américas, on 23 November 2012, following poor results in 2012, coach Mano Menezes was sacked. The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) would announce a replacement by January 2013, but on 28 November, Luiz Felipe Scolari was appointed as Brazil's new manager.

In the first match being coached by Scolari, on 6 February 2013, Brazil suffered a 2–1 defeat to England at Wembley Stadium.

On 6 June 2013, Brazil was ranked 22nd in the FIFA rankings, their worst ever rank.

On 9 June 2013, in the last match before the 2013 Confederations Cup, Brazil beat France in the Arena do Grêmio in Porto Alegre 3–0, ending a 21–year winless run against Les Bleus, and it was also the first victory over a former World Cup champion in nearly four years.

 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup
Brazil entered the tournament with the objective of defending their title, doing so successfully. With a good start in a 3–0 victory against Japan, Brazil beat Mexico (2–0) and Italy (4–2) to qualify for the semi-final. After a somewhat troublesome match against Uruguay, with Paulinho scoring the winning goal in the dying moments, Brazil went to face Spain for the first time in a FIFA tournament in nearly 27 years. Brazil comfortably won the final 3–0, sealing their fourth Confederations Cup title and ending their opponent's run of 29 unbeaten matches in competitive football. Neymar was named player of the tournament and received the Golden Ball Award, while Fred won the Silver Shoe Award with five goals in five matches and Júlio César won the Golden Glove Award for best goalkeeper of the tournament.

2014 World Cup
Brazil was drawn into Group A of the 2014 World Cup, alongside Croatia, Mexico and Cameroon. In the opening match of the tournament, Marcelo gave the Croatians an early lead with an own goal. However, two goals from Neymar and one from Oscar turned the game around to get the Seleção off to a winning start in their first World Cup on home soil in 64 years. The team then drew 0–0 with Mexico, as Guillermo Ochoa produced a man of the match performance in the Mexican goal. Brazil confirmed qualification to the knockout stage by defeating Cameroon 4–1 – with Neymar again scoring twice, and Fred and Fernandinho providing further goals.

Brazil faced Chile in the round of 16, taking an 18th-minute lead through David Luiz's first goal for the Seleção. With no further scoring after Alexis Sánchez's equaliser, the match went to a penalty shootout. Brazil prevailed 3–2, with Neymar, David Luiz and Marcelo converting their kicks, and goalkeeper Júlio César saving from Chileans Sánchez and Mauricio Pinilla. The team again faced South American opposition in the quarter-final, defeating Colombia 2–1 with goals from central defenders David Luiz and team captain Thiago Silva. Late in the match, Neymar was substituted on a stretcher after Camilo Zúñiga's knee had made contact with the forward's back. Neymar was taken to hospital and later diagnosed with a fractured vertebra, which ruled him out for the remainder of the tournament. Prior to this, Neymar had scored four goals, provided one assist and been named man of the match twice. Brazil faced further problems ahead of their semi-final against Germany, as Thiago Silva was to serve a one-match suspension for receiving his second yellow card of the tournament in the quarter-final. The Seleção went on to lose 1–7 to the Germans, their biggest ever defeat at the World Cup and first home loss in a competitive match since 1975. Towards the end of the match, the home crowd began to "olé" each pass from the German team, and booed their own players off the pitch after the final whistle. The match has been nicknamed the Mineirazo, making reference to the nation's previous World Cup defeat on home soil, the Maracanazo against Uruguay in 1950, and the Estádio do Mineirão in Belo Horizonte where the match took place.

Brazil finished the World Cup in fourth place, losing to the Netherlands 0–3 in the third-place match. The team ended the tournament with the worst defensive record of the 32 competing nations, having conceded 14 goals. The only other countries to concede 12 or more goals in the current World Cup format are North Korea in 2010 and Saudi Arabia in 2002. Following these results, Scolari announced his resignation.

Return of Dunga (2014–2016)
On 22 July 2014, Dunga was announced as the new manager of Brazil, returning to the position for the first time since the team's exit at the 2010 World Cup.

Dunga's first match in his second reign as Brazil's manager was a friendly match against 2014 World Cup quarter-finalists Colombia at Sun Life Stadium, Miami, on 5 September 2014, with Brazil winning the match 1–0 through an 83rd-minute Neymar free-kick goal. Dunga followed this up with wins against Ecuador (1–0), in the 2014 Superclásico de las Américas against Argentina (2–0), against Japan (4–0), against Turkey (0–4), and against Austria (1–2). Dunga continued Brazil's winning streak in 2015 by defeating France 3–1 in another friendly. They followed this with wins against Chile (1–0), Mexico (2–0) and Honduras (1–0).

2015 Copa América
Brazil started the tournament with a tight victory against Peru after coming from behind by 2–1 (with Douglas Costa scoring in the dying moments), followed by a 1–0 defeat against Colombia and a 2–1 victory against Venezuela. In the knockout stage, Brazil faced Paraguay and was eliminated after drawing 1–1 in normal time and losing 4–3 in the penalty shootout. As such, Brazil was unable to qualify for a Confederations Cup (in this case, the 2017 edition) for the first time in almost 20 years.

Copa América Centenario
Brazil began the 2016 Copa América Centenario with a scoreless draw against Ecuador, with the Ecuadorians having a goal wrongly disallowed in the second half. This was followed by an emphatic 7–1 victory over Haiti, with Philippe Coutinho scoring a hat-trick. Needing only a draw to progress to the knockout stage of the tournament, Brazil suffered a controversial 1–0 loss to Peru, with Raúl Ruidíaz scoring in the 75th minute by guiding the ball into the net with his arm. This loss, Brazil's first to Peru since 1985, saw Brazil eliminated from the tournament in the group stage for the first time since 1987.

On 14 June 2016, Dunga was sacked as manager of Brazil.

Tite
Tite, who had managed the 2015 Brazilian champion Corinthians, was confirmed as Dunga's replacement six days after the latter's dismissal. The impact and praise by Brazil legend Pele was immediate and Brazil qualified for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, going on an 8-game winning streak. Their spot was secured after beating Paraguay 3–0, which gave them an 11-point gap over at-the-time 2nd-placed Colombia. They finished 10 points clear of Uruguay after beating Chile 3–0 in their final game.

 Notable players

 IFFHS Player of the Century
Below are the results of a poll by International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) for the best player of Brazil during the 20th century.

 Brazilian Football Museum – Hall of Fame

The following Brazil players have been inducted into the Pacaembu and Maracanã Brazilian Football Museum Hall of Fame.

 Ademir
 Bebeto
 Chico
 Carlos Alberto Torres
 Didi
 Djalma Santos
 Danilo
 Falcão
 Garrincha
 Gérson
 Gilmar
 Jairzinho

 Julinho
 Kaká
 Neymar Jr.
 Nílton Santos
 Pelé
 Rivaldo
 Rivellino
 Roberto Carlos
 Romário
 Ronaldinho

 Ronaldo
 Sócrates
 Cláudio Taffarel
 Tostão
 Vavá
 Mário Zagallo
 Zico
 Zizinho

 Kit evolution
The first Brazil team colours were white with blue collars, but following defeat in the Maracanã at the 1950 World Cup, the colours were criticised for lacking patriotism. With permission from the Brazilian Sports Confederation, the newspaper Correio da Manhã'' held a competition to design a kit incorporating the four colours of Brazil's flag. The winning design was a yellow jersey with green trim and blue shorts with white trim drawn by Aldyr Garcia Schlee, a nineteen-year-old from Pelotas. The new colours were first used on 14 March 1954 in a match against Chile, and have been used ever since. The last game with the white shirt was held on 13 March 1957 (vs. Chile), and would only be used again in two other opportunities since then (2004 and 2019).

The use of blue as the kit colour dates from the 1938 (against Poland) and 1939 (in 1939-40 Copa Roca), but it became the permanent second choice accidentally in the 1958 World Cup final. Brazil's opponents was Sweden, who also wear yellow, and a draw gave the home team, Sweden, the right to play in yellow. Brazil, who travelled with no spare kit, hurriedly purchased a set of blue shirts and sewed on emblems cut from their yellow shirts.

Brazil's kit supplier since 1997 has been Nike and will continue to do so until 2018.

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title: Shane Malcolm

text:
Shane Andre Malcolm (born 13 October 1991) is a Jamaican-born Guamanian international footballer who most recently played as an attacking midfielder for Colorado Springs Switchbacks and for the Guam national team.

Career

Club

Malcolm played for Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC.

International

Malcolm represents Guam internationally.

Personal life

Malcolm was born in Jamaica, but his family moved to Sunrise, Florida, United States when he was nine years old. He qualifies to play for Guam through his paternal grandmother.

Career statistics

Club

International

Statistics accurate as of match played 11 June 2019

International goals
Score and Result list Guam's goal tally first

References

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1991 births
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Jamaican men's footballers
Guamanian men's footballers
Jamaican expatriate men's footballers
Guam men's international footballers
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title: Maharaja Lela-class frigate

text:
The Maharaja Lela-class frigate, also known as the littoral combat ship (LCS), is a class of six stealth frigates being built for the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN). First announced as the Second Generation Patrol Vessel in 2011, the ships are based on an enlarged version of the , designed by Naval Group, formerly known as DCNS of France.

The contract has been finalised and it has been decided that all six ships will be built by local shipbuilder Boustead Heavy Industries Corporation (BHIC) for the RMN at a ceiling price of RM9 billion (US$2.8 billion), starting from 2015. With the ships being s long and a displacement of , it would be the largest and most modern surface combatants in the Royal Malaysian Navy to date once delivered, being longer and more capable than the Lekiu-class frigate.

Development

In early 2011, Malaysia announced its SGPV program with a budget of RM6 billion (US$1.9 billion) and six foreign shipbuilders announced interest in the project, most notably ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems with the MEKO 200 and Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding with the Sigma class 10514 as well as Naval Group's  which was ultimately selected.

In late 2011, it was announced that the Gowind class had been chosen and that the SGPV program had been awarded to Boustead Heavy Industries Corporation (BHIC)/Naval Group, with the ceiling price increasing to RM9 billion (US$2.8 billion) from RM6 billion (US$1.9 billion). The RM9 billion (US$2.8 billion) contract included intellectual property rights and technology transfer. The ships' sizes had also changed in accordance with the increase in ceiling price, increasing from  to . All six ships will be built in Lumut, Malaysia and electronic components will be assembled in Cyberjaya, a township in Malaysia just south of Kuala Lumpur.

At DSA 2014, BHIC confirmed that the program is progressing rather well, with some parts already in critical design review the first ship expected to be finished by 2019. BHIC was in charge of designing the Malaysian specification.

On 5 October 2014, RMN chief Admiral Aziz told IHS Jane's that construction of the first of the six ships had started at the BHIC facilities in Lumut, and reiterating a 2019 delivery date for the first ship and the remaining five ships delivered at six-month intervals thereafter. It also stated that RMN's current planning schedule called for sea trials of the first ship to be carried out in 2018 and operational entry in 2019.

Delays
In 2020, the Malaysian government announced that the LCS project had encountered some delays. The Ministry of Defence awarded the project to BHIC in 2011 and at least two vessels slated by 2020 had not been delivered. The Ministry of Defence considered two options to resolve the delayed RM9 billion LCS project by BHIC. The first option required BHIC to complete the first of two ships, while the second option was for the government to ask Naval Group (the original designer) to complete the ships; the latter option was rejected by parliament.

Following the delays, the parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) said it would call up former defence minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. PAC chairman Wong Kah Woh said former RMN chief, Admiral Abdul Aziz Hj Jaafar and the main contractor of the LCS project, BHIC would also be called. Pangkor assemblyman Zambry Abdul Kadir said about 200 vendors and contractors would shut down and 10,000 workers would be affected if the LCS program continued to be delayed. On 5 May 2021, the Malaysian government decided that it would retain BHIC as the class' shipbuilder. In November 2021, Minister of Defence, Datuk Seri Hishamuddin Hussein said, the first ship will be commissioned in 2025.

On August 4 2022, the PAC reported that RM1.4 billion had been misappropriated and that the project had been awarded through direct negotiations without an open tender. The then-defence minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi had reportedly accepted the navy's preferred choice for a Sigma-class design on 26 May 2011, but then decided in favour of the Gowind-class design on 11 July 2011 after a discussion with Boustead Naval Shipyard. Then-chief of navy Abdul Aziz Jaafar protested against the choice and later stated that the RMN had fought a "losing battle, right from the start", citing that the Sigma was a proven concept with other navies operating it, unlike the Gowind design.

On 16 August 2022, former managing director of BHIC Ahmad Ramli Mohd Nor was charged with three counts of criminal breach of trust in Sessions Court, where he pleaded not guilty. The accused had previously served as chief of navy prior to his BHIC appointment. The following day, Senior Defence Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said that a Royal Commission of Inquiry is expected to be established to investigate the procurement process and subsequent non-delivery of the ships.

Characteristics

General
Specifications
Displacement – 3,100 tons
Length – 111 m (overall) / 105 m (waterline)
Breadth – 16 m (main deck) / 14.2 m (waterline)
Draught – 3.85 m
Propulsion – CODAD
Maximum speed – 28 knots
Range – 5,000 nm at 15 knots
Crew – 138
Survivability – Sea State 9
Endurance – 21 days
Aircraft carried – 1 × Super Lynx 300 / Fennec AS555 / EC725

Sensors

It is believed that the RMN had requested for Thales Herakles radar that used on the FREMM frigates but BHIC had instead chosen the SMART-S.
These following sensors have been chosen for the ships.

 Combat System: Naval Group SETIS
 Search radar: Thales SMART-S Mk2
 Fire control radar: Rheinmetall TMEO Mk2 electro-optical tracking system & TMX/EO Mk2
 Sonar: Thales CAPTAS-2 ASW suite with hull sonar and towed array sonar

Armament

The Bofors 57 mm gun will be mounted in a stealth cupola similar to the ones mounted on the Swedish s. This frigate also equipped with two MSI DS30M 30 mm cannon as a secondary gun. BHIC also announced that there has been 16 Sylver VLS allocated on the deck of the ship for the surface-to-air missile although the missiles not contracted yet as of 2019. At the LIMA 2015, while the actual Naval Strike Missiles were not specifically mentioned as per contract, Kongsberg has received a Letter of Award worth approximately 20 MEUR with Boustead Naval Shipyard in Malaysia, for NSM (Naval Strike Missile) ships equipment, that is, the delivery is to prepare for NSM antiship missiles onboard the upcoming RMN's LCS which will consist of the necessary fixed installations such as launchers, cables, electronics and integration to the combat management system SETIS to be provided by DCNS; the report implies the actual cruise missiles are under a separate contract. For the anti-submarine capabilities, it is confirmed that the ships will be equipped with two J+S fixed triple torpedo launcher.

Ships of the class

See also
 List of naval ship classes in service
 List of equipment of the Royal Malaysian Navy

Notes

References

External links
Photos of an outdated model of the SGPV, seen without the stealth main gun
Gowind class Frigate – Royal Malaysian Navy on navyrecognition.com

Frigate classes
Stealth ships
Maharaja Lela