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Nilo Murtinho Braga

1903 - 1975

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Nilo Murtinho Braga, best known as Nilo (April 3, 1903 – February 7, 1975) was a Brazilian association footballer who played in the forward striker role. Although used to be regarded as a carioca, he was actually born another Brazilian state, Pará - and raised since childhood in Rio de Janeiro, like a famous niece of him, the actress Rosamaria Murtinho, who even became a Botafogo supporter due to his uncle importance in this club. Nilo first played in Fluminense youth team, winning in 1916 Youth Rio de Janeiro Championship. Due to his father's transfer to work as harbourmaster at the port of Natal, Nilo would start in adult football by playing for América-RN in 1917, even scoring the goal that secured the this club's first title at Rio Grande do Norte State Championship. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Nilo Murtinho Braga is the 3,739th most popular soccer player (down from 2,793rd in 2024), the 666th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 548th in 2019) and the 345th most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Nilo Murtinho Braga ranks 3,739 out of 21,273. Before him are Francisco Garza Gutiérrez, Ramón Alberto Villaverde, José Magriñá, Laurent Pokou, Joseph Bonnel, and Maksim Shatskikh. After him are Attilio Lombardo, Ante Budimir, Taiki Tsuruno, Bruno Rodzik, Anatoly Krutikov, and Aleksandr Ivanov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1903, Nilo Murtinho Braga ranks 291. Before him are Norman Foster, G. Evelyn Hutchinson, Nancy Carroll, Hans Christian Branner, Afanasy Beloborodov, and Yoshiyuki Tsuruta. After him are Curly Howard, M. King Hubbert, Alan Napier, Emil Hirschfeld, Béla Szepes, and Vicente Piera. Among people deceased in 1975, Nilo Murtinho Braga ranks 211. Before him are Thomas Hart Benton, Carl Silfverstrand, Hermann Paul Müller, Pyotr Novikov, Erico Verissimo, and Tommy Green. After him are Charles Kieffer, William D. Coolidge, László Németh, Alfred Neveu, Nils Eriksen, and Toti Dal Monte.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Nilo Murtinho Braga ranks 667 out of 2,236. Before him are Octacílio (1909), Manoelzinho (1907), Jeferson Antonio Alves Dupin (1972), Bismarck Barreto Faria (1969), Erico Verissimo (1905), Luís Vinício (1932), and Paulo Cezar Costa (1967). After him are Endrick (2006), Edu Manga (1967), Toninho (1965), Ricardo Rocha (1962), and Zeca Pagodinho (1959).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Nilo Murtinho Braga ranks 346. Before him are Nena (1923), Edu Gaspar (1978), Octacílio (1909), Manoelzinho (1907), Jeferson Antonio Alves Dupin (1972), Bismarck Barreto Faria (1969), and Luís Vinício (1932). After him are Endrick (2006), Edu Manga (1967), Toninho (1965), Ricardo Rocha (1962), and Ricardo Alexandre dos Santos (1976).

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