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?

1

Pele

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

2

Zico

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

3

Romario

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

4

Ronaldinho

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

5

Rivaldo

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

6

Ronaldo Nazario

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

7

Roberto Dinamite

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

8

Tostao

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

9

Rivelino

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

10

Socrates

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

11

Junior

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

12

Careca

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

13

Rai

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

14

Edmundo

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

15

Hernanes

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

16

Neymar

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

17

Hulk

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

18

Gabriel Barbosa

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