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Montevideo, November 5th 2024 - 12:26 UTC

Tag: Aldyr Garcia Schlee

  • Wednesday, November 21st 2018 - 08:38 UTC

    Uruguay, Maracana and the Brazilian national team jersey, “verde e amarela”

    The jersey can trace its origins to 1950, when Uruguay beat Brazil in the World Cup, which was hosted by Brazil

    Aldyr Garcia Schlee, a professor who designed the Brazilian soccer team’s signature jersey, now instantly recognizable around the world, died last week at a hospital in Pelotas, Brazil. He was 83.Mr. Schlee was a professor for 30 years at the Federal University of Pelotas and an award-winning journalist and author, but he was best known for the jersey he designed.