“I’m still here,” the best international film has enormous sensitivity, simplicity and emotion, without spectacularization and special effects, the life of a decent and human family, tormented by the dictatorship. Seeing the movie looks like we’re inside the house. Talent is to make simple what is complex.
I remembered the time, 1971, a year after the World Cup won and a year before the Confederations Cup, when Brazil won the final against Portugal 1 x 0, in Maracanã. I, who played improvised center forward in the 1970 World Cup, worked in the position of Pelé, who had already said goodbye to the national team, which was the same position that I worked on Cruzeiro.
The selection was staying at the Paineiras Hotel near Christ the Redeemer. We often trained in Urca, where it was filmed “I’m still here”. In his time off, he descended from a cable car that passed behind the hotel to the Santa Tereza neighborhood. Then he was going to walk in Leblon, where there was the house that no longer exists from the Paiva family. I would like to walk around the Arpoador to see the sunset and maybe find my literary idols, such as Fernando Sabino and others, who used to meet at the barrel bar.
Between 1969 and 1972, I gave an interview in Pasquim when I criticized the dictatorship and the lack of freedom. Shortly thereafter, someone who didn’t know, called me, said he was my admirer and in the end warned me to be careful what he said. As a miner, to this day I suspect it was a warning of power.
I travel in time and reach the present world. I am impressed by the very high amounts in the hires, sales and salaries of Brazilian football. The best players in other South American countries who are not in Europe operate in Brazil. The teams are selections from the continent. The language is Portuguese, accompanied by Portuguese from Portugal, due to the presence of so many Portuguese coaches.
Where does so much money come from? There are several sources, especially the betting houses, which invaded Brazilian football. Players, ex-cracks and even journalists have become advertising boys from betting houses. Only the president of CBF is missing to record a commercial.
Just one click on the phone to make bets. Because of the illusion that it will profit, the gambler spends the money that would be essential to pay the bills and live. Even more serious is the increase in game addicts, influenced by advertising, which can have serious consequences.
Some Brazilian clubs began to hire even players in Europe. Palmeiras, which raised a fortune with the sale of several young people to Europe, paid almost $ 200 million to bring the Avante Vitor Roque Center. It may be a great reinforcement, but there is no certainty.
Vitor Roque was bad at Barcelona and Betis from Spain. Unlike Endrick, who is in Real Madrid reserve, but Ancelotti bets that he will become a star, Barcelona did not have that hope with Vitor Roque and preferred to negotiate him with Palmeiras.
Endrick and Vitor Roque are top scorers. They are not yet stars. It is necessary to separate the top scorers from the top scorers. What delights is not just the number of goals.
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