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Heleno de Freitas was a Brazilian football legend whose career at Botafogo shone briefly, but brightly, in the 1940s. With a glamorous life in Rio, Heleno was confident he would become the best Brazilian footballer ever. But war, illness and misfortune, led to his dramatic decline. 

Living in isolation in a sanatorium, he witnessed Brazil winning the 1958 World Cup with a new star named Pelé. Heleno died the following year. Brazilian star Rodrigo Santoro (Che, Carandiru, Love Actually) plays Heleno in this biography. 

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With thanks to Tatiana Groff and Project Hub Creative Content, São Paulo. 

Supported by Embassy of Brazil in London.