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Hi there,
The statue outside the entrance to the Maracana Stadium is of Hieraldo
Luiz Belini, captain of the Brazilian team that won the World Cup
final in 1958, beating Sweden in Sweden.
Two pictures of the statue:
http://www.cdt.luth.se/~dick/Pictures/MWCN/Maracana.jpg
http://www.eneabba.net/radlinks/Brazil/album6/rio64.jpg
Close-up of the words at the base of the statue:
http://www.cdt.luth.se/%7Edick/Pictures/MWCN/1958.jpg
Link to a picture of the statue that describes it as being Belini:
http://web.archive.org/web/20011114141304/http://www.123-rio.com/v_bras/rjgb-n11.htm
Search strategy:
Google Image search: Maracana
http://images.google.com/images?q=maracana
I trust this answers your question. If any portion of my answer is
unclear, please ask for clarification.
Best wishes,
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