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00:00 If I'm in Italy, wherever I go, there's always this connection with Milan.
00:05 As a child, to get there, all this heat, to be there with them, that was beautiful.
00:29 I'll never stop following Milan, because it's in my heart.
00:34 Every year that passes, I believe that Milan will always go as far as possible.
00:38 We Brazilians are happy, we like to play, we like to have fun.
00:48 We know the responsibility of football, but we're always very happy to give what's most important.
00:55 I arrived at Milan at 33, in that team that won everything, it was almost impossible.
01:02 When I got there, I got a call from Braida, from Leonardo, from Xenio Guarda.
01:07 We were talking, Ancelotti wanted to come to Milan.
01:10 I said, "Are you sure Ancelotti wants to go?"
01:12 He said, "Yes, at 33, it's very safe, we want you to come and play for Milan."
01:18 When I got that call, I said, "They really played for Milan."
01:25 Milan is a very important team for the Brazilian football world.
01:30 It's a club that has won a lot, and there are many fans here.
01:37 Wearing Milan's jersey is always exciting, no matter who it is.
01:41 It's a friendly match, but we wear Milan's jersey.
01:46 It's a team that has won a lot, and there are many fans here.
01:51 It's a friendly match, but wearing Milan's jersey means a lot.
01:55 They played for Milan for ten years of my life.
02:00 It was beautiful and important.
02:04 Wearing Milan's jersey will make me remember this past.
02:16 I didn't know where I was going when I had my agent Oscar Damiani.
02:22 He said, "There's a club in Europe that wants you."
02:25 When I found out it was Milan, I said, "I'll go."
02:28 Milan is Milan.
02:30 They taught me a lot in my life.
02:34 I grew up with these teams, and that's how it happened.
02:45 It's a pleasure for me to wear this jersey.
02:51 I haven't been in Milan for a long time,
02:55 and I haven't been able to play much.
02:58 I always respect this team.
03:03 I've always respected Milan's history.
03:06 It's a special feeling to play for Milan.
03:16 I'm always happy to play for a team that played for Milan and can be in their country.
03:22 I think the relationship between Milan and the Brazilians has always been very good.
03:30 There have been players in Milan who have made a difference.
03:36 They've won with Milan's jersey.
03:42 It's always a pleasure for us Brazilians to see a team that likes Brazilian players.
03:48 We've played with this jersey many times.
03:54 We're always cheering for a team that has given us so much.
04:00 Our former president, Dr. Belusconi, was a great friend of the Brazilian coach, Dr. Gagliani.
04:19 It was a team that was happy to see this beautiful jersey.
04:25 It's a jersey with a lot of fantasy.
04:28 We were in Milan for 6 or 7 seasons.
04:33 To have this number of players in a team as important as Milan,
04:40 it's a pleasure for me as a Brazilian.
04:43 Football for us is a religion.
04:49 It's a people that loves football.
04:53 People breathe football during the day.
04:57 Football is love.
05:00 The Brazilians are the best football team in the world.
05:05 We are the best team in the world.
05:08 We are the best team in the world.
05:11 I met the Brazilians after a long time.
05:16 When I arrived in Milan, there were 8 or 7 Brazilians.
05:20 Among them, there was Giniu, Dida and Emerson.
05:25 Meeting them is beautiful.
05:31 I will never forget.
05:40 My son will be born in January.
05:42 I will be able to tell him everything I lived and experienced.
05:49 I still have the photos on my phone.
05:52 I look at them.
05:54 When I arrived, there were a lot of people.
05:57 I arrived at the airport and there were a lot of fans outside.
06:02 For me, that was a very important moment.
06:06 I was a child.
06:08 To arrive there and to feel the warmth and to be there with them,
06:12 that was a very special moment.
06:15 I can't wait for him to come to the world.
06:19 One day I will be able to take him and my wife under the curve
06:23 and be in front of all the fans.
06:25 I will let him know the San Siro stadium.
06:29 I will let him know what Milan is,
06:33 what Italian football is.
06:35 I will let him know what I did there.
06:38 I will never forget that.
06:40 I will never forget that.
06:42 I will never forget that.
06:45 I live this anxiety to show him everything I did.
06:49 Milan here in Brazil has a lot of affection.
06:57 For all the Brazilians who played there,
07:00 for all these years,
07:02 here in Brazil, Italian football was very much experienced.
07:06 There are many, many Milanese around.
07:09 Many people who have lived in Milan for many years,
07:13 for many Brazilians.
07:15 It's beautiful.
07:17 Look, both in Italy and around, wherever I go,
07:20 there is always this bond with Milan.
07:22 I was in China recently.
07:25 Many Milan clubs there came to the hotel,
07:29 they wanted to take pictures,
07:33 to show the moments they had lived with Milan.
07:38 When I played there,
07:40 this bond with the Milanese is forever.
07:44 It will be the first time I play with the Milan team here in Brazil.
08:07 That's why I'm so excited to play in my country,
08:11 with so many friends, my family, my children,
08:15 who will see me play with the Milan team.
08:19 I hope one day I can go back to San Siro,
08:22 so they can feel this excitement.
08:26 But here it's already a very beautiful thing.
08:31 The first time I played in San Siro
08:35 was in the training center of the San Paolo.
08:39 I remember when Leo called me,
08:42 saying that everything was closed.
08:45 Look, we signed everything,
08:48 everything is done,
08:50 you can pack your bags,
08:52 you have to go to the stadium.
08:55 I remember that.
08:57 I was in Milan,
09:00 I was in Italy,
09:02 so there was this holiday period.
09:05 I remember Gagliani,
09:07 who was at Forte dei Mari,
09:09 signing contracts.
09:11 A beautiful memory,
09:13 really beautiful.
09:15 My suitcase was full of dreams,
09:17 which then revealed much more than I could have imagined.
09:21 It was my life in football.
09:25 I love Milan.
09:27 I love Milan.
09:29 (dramatic music)