Brian explores the legend of the Brazilian striker Ronaldo, possibly the most gifted player ever to kick a ball, and his triumphant return from injury at the 2002 World Cup. We'll also discuss the warped poetry of 1950s American tourist movies, the Rio bus system, and how to secure a hypoallergenic hotel room in Austria (spoiler alert: you can't).

Host: Brian Phillips

Producers: Devon Renaldo, Mike Wargon, Conor Nevins and Vikram Patel 

Sound Design and Original Music: Devon Renaldo 

Mixing and Mastering: Scott Somerville

Archival audio courtesy of Global ImageWorks, LLC

Match footage from FIFA

Also available in Spanish and Portuguese

Just for fun: here is a compilation video of Ronaldo scoring five goals against Bahia in 1993

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