Before Brazil's 2002 World Cup win, Gilberto and his teammates found themselves in a similar rut, which they got out of to lift the glorious gold prize. "We have been through this situation, very ...

But the global scenario facing da Silva now is very different. China, the country’s biggest trading partner, grew 0.9% in the third quarter, about the same growth rate Brazil logged.

Turns out, the six-time world player of the year wasn't quite finished. The 39-year-old forward has come out of retirement and is playing for Brazil at the Copa América Femenina in Ecuador.

X had 22 million users in Brazil, according to estimates in the Digital 2024: Brazil report, just one-sixth the number on Instagram, and about one-fifth of Facebook or TikTok.