Who is the best player in Brazilian Serie A (Campeonato Brasileiro) history?

From samba-style icons of the 70s to modern Maracana giants, Brazilian club football has produced a parade of legends. Which one will win?

Pele

Santos legend whose goal-scoring exploits in the 1960s defined Brazilian club football for generations.

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Zico

Flamengo idol who lifted four Brasileirao titles and is widely considered the league's greatest ever player.

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Romario

Vasco da Gama and Flamengo striker whose 1,000-goal career stretched across multiple Brasileirao spells.

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Ronaldinho

Gremio and Flamengo magician who twice won the Brazilian league a decade apart.

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Rivaldo

Palmeiras and Corinthians playmaker whose audacious goals lit up the late-1990s Brasileirao.

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Ronaldo Nazario

Cruzeiro teenager and later Corinthians star whose Brasileirao spells bookended a global career.

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Roberto Dinamite

Vasco da Gama all-time top scorer and the Brasileirao's most prolific marksman of the 1970s and 80s.

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Tostao

Cruzeiro forward and 1971 South American Footballer of the Year, a defining Brasileirao striker of his era.

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Rivelino

Corinthians and Fluminense playmaker whose elastico and free kicks made him a Brasileirao icon.

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Socrates

Corinthians captain and architect of Democracia Corinthiana, the league's most politically influential figure.

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Junior

Versatile Flamengo full-back who featured in the legendary 1980s side and won three Brasileirao titles.

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Careca

Sao Paulo striker who finished as Brasileirao top scorer in 1986 before joining Maradona at Napoli.

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Rai

Sao Paulo captain who lifted two Brasileirao titles in the 1990s after a stellar Copa Libertadores run.

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Edmundo

Vasco da Gama 'Animal' whose 29-goal 1997 Brasileirao season is still cited as one of its best.

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Hernanes

Sao Paulo playmaker named 2009 Brasileirao Player of the Year before moving to Lazio.

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Neymar

Santos teenager whose two Brasileirao seasons reignited the league's global star power before he left for Barcelona.

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Hulk

Powerful winger whose Atletico Mineiro spell delivered the 2021 Brasileirao title and Player of the Year.

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Gabriel Barbosa

Flamengo striker Gabigol whose goals delivered consecutive Brasileirao titles in 2019 and 2020.

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