- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2002–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 97.0
- Dominance
- 96.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
GOAT Rank · 124
Greatest Athletes from Brazil
This ranking is led by Marta Vieira da Silva, Pelé and Ronaldo Nazário. GOAT Rank currently ranks 124 eligible athletes from Brazil using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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According to GOAT Rank's current model, Marta Vieira da Silva ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 95.0.
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- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1956–1977
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 97.0
- Dominance
- 96.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 95.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1993–2011
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 97.0
- Dominance
- 93.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1991–2015
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 95.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1971–1994
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1985–2009
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2002–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2005–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 87.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 85.0
- Honours
- 95.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2001–2023
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1993–2022
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 99.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1992–2015
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1940–1958
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 85.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2001–2017
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 91.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1998–2015
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 87.0
- Statistics
- 87.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1957–1976
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1980–1996
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1988–2008
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1990–2006
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1988–2006
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1983–2002
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1991–2015
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1953–1972
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 85.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1974–1989
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1989–2008
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 87.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1995–2012
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2004–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 91.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1978–1997
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1984–2000
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1997–2018
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2002–2019
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2006–2021
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2002–2020
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1990–2005
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 83.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 75.0
- Statistics
- 70.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 85.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2006–2016
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1983–1998
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1992–2011
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 75.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 78.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 85.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1993–2013
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Marta Vieira da Silva | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2002–active | 95.0 |
| 6 | Pelé | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1956–1977 | 94.2 |
| 21 | Ronaldo Nazário | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1993–2011 | 92.0 |
| 33 | Rivaldo | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1991–2015 | 91.0 |
| 35 | Zico | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1971–1994 | 90.9 |
| 48 | Romário | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1985–2009 | 90.1 |
| 53 | Cristiane Rozeira | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2002–active | 89.9 |
| 76 | Marcelo Vieira | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2005–active | 89.2 |
| 127 | Dani Alves | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2001–2023 | 88.2 |
| 129 | Formiga | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1993–2022 | 88.2 |
| 139 | Dida | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1992–2015 | 88.0 |
| 202 | Thomaz Soares da Silva | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1940–1958 | 87.2 |
| 216 | Kaká | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2001–2017 | 87.0 |
| 247 | Debinha | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2009–active | 86.7 |
| 251 | Ronaldinho | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1998–2015 | 86.6 |
| 284 | Éder Jofre | Boxing | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1957–1976 | 86.3 |
| 285 | Hortência Marcari | Basketball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1980–1996 | 86.3 |
| 300 | Sissi Oliveira | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1988–2008 | 86.2 |
| 315 | Giovane Élber | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1990–2006 | 86.0 |
| 328 | Vinícius Júnior | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2017–active | 85.9 |
| 357 | Sonny Anderson | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1988–2006 | 85.6 |
| 365 | Bebeto | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1983–2002 | 85.5 |
| 369 | Fabinho | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2012–active | 85.5 |
| 377 | Roberto Carlos | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1991–2015 | 85.4 |
| 459 | Garrincha | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1953–1972 | 84.9 |
| 473 | Sócrates | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1974–1989 | 84.9 |
| 497 | Ana Marcela Cunha | Swimming | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2006–active | 84.7 |
| 505 | Cafu | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1989–2008 | 84.6 |
| 531 | Neymar Jr | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2009–active | 84.4 |
| 543 | Erika Cristiano | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2006–active | 84.4 |
| 544 | Katia Cilene | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1995–2012 | 84.4 |
| 588 | Thiago Silva | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2004–active | 84.1 |
| 601 | Kerolin Nicoli | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2017–active | 84.1 |
| 633 | Careca | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1978–1997 | 83.9 |
| 728 | Raí | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1984–2000 | 83.3 |
| 767 | Júlio César | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1997–2018 | 83.1 |
| 818 | Rosana dos Santos | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2002–2019 | 82.9 |
| 819 | Gabi Portilho | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2015–active | 82.9 |
| 1006 | Ludmila Silva | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2013–active | 82.0 |
| 1007 | Fabiana da Silva | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2006–2021 | 82.0 |
| 1068 | Andressa Alves | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2011–active | 81.7 |
| 1085 | Robinho | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2002–2020 | 81.6 |
| 1238 | Janeth Arcain | Basketball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1990–2005 | 80.7 |
| 1506 | Adriana Silva | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2007–active | 79.4 |
| 1568 | Marquinhos | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2012–active | 79.1 |
| 1572 | César Cielo | Swimming | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2006–2016 | 79.0 |
| 1666 | José Luíz Barbosa | Athletics | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1983–1998 | 78.6 |
| 1850 | Mário Jardel | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1992–2011 | 77.8 |
| 1869 | David Luiz Moreira Marinho | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2006–active | 77.7 |
| 1926 | Juninho Pernambucano | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1993–2013 | 77.4 |
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