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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 are Brazilians, we are happy, we like to play, we like to have fun.
00:48 We know the responsibility of football, but we are always very happy to give what is 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, saying,
01:06 "Look, we wanted to talk, Ancelotti wanted to play at Milan."
01:10 I said, "Are you sure Ancelotti wants to go?"
01:12 "Yes, at 33, it's very safe, we want you to come and play at Milan."
01:18 When I got that call, I said, "Really, they played at Milan."
01:24 Milan is a very important team for the Brazilian football world.
01:39 It's a club that has won a lot, and there are certainly a lot of fans here.
01:46 Wearing Milan's jersey is always exciting, no matter who it is.
01:50 It's a friendly match, but wearing this jersey means a lot.
01:55 They played at Milan for ten years of my life, it was beautiful and important.
02:03 Wearing this jersey will make me remember this past.
02:16 I didn't know exactly where I was going when I had my prosecutor Oscar Damiani.
02:22 He said, "Look, there's a club in Europe that wants you."
02:25 When I found out it was Milan, I said, "I'll go there, because it's Milan."
02:30 They taught me a lot in my life, 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, I haven't been able to play much,
02:58 but it's always a team that I respect a lot.
03:03 I've always respected Milan's history.
03:07 It's a special feeling for a Brazilian to play for Milan,
03:17 and to be able to play in his country.
03:20 It's always a pleasure for me.
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 who have managed to win with the Milan jersey.
03:41 For us Brazilians, seeing a team that likes Brazilian players is always a pleasure.
03:48 We've played with this jersey so many times,
03:54 so we're always cheering for a team that has given us so much.
04:00 Our former president, Dr. Belusconi, was a fan of Brazilian football, like Dr. Gagliani.
04:19 It was a team that was happy to see the beautiful football,
04:24 the fantasy football, and everything.
04:27 And to see so many Brazilian teammates, I remember we were 6 or 7 in Milan,
04:32 and to see so many players in such a big team like Milan,
04:40 for me as a Brazilian, it's a pleasure.
04:43 Football for us is a religion. It's a people that loves football.
04:50 People breathe football in the day. It's a love. Football for us is a love.
04:59 [Music]
05:02 I met the Brazilians after a long time, because when I arrived in Milan,
05:18 there were 8 or 7 Brazilians, and among them, there was Serginho, Dida and Emerson.
05:25 So, seeing them, meeting them, for me, is beautiful. It's too beautiful.
05:31 I will never forget. My son will be born in January,
05:42 and I will be able to tell him everything I've lived and experienced.
05:54 I still have the photos on my phone.
05:57 I look at them, because when I arrived, it was full of people.
06:01 I arrived at the airport, and there were so many fans outside the airport.
06:07 For me, that was a very, very important moment.
06:11 He was a child, and to get there, and all this heat, to be there with them,
06:16 that was beautiful.
06:19 I can't wait for him to come to the world, and one day, I can take him,
06:25 and my wife, under the Curva, and be in front of all the fans,
06:29 and let him know the San Siro stadium,
06:32 and let him know what Milan is, what Italian football is,
06:38 and what I did there.
06:41 That will never be forgotten, and I live this anxiety
06:46 to show him everything I did.
06:49 Milan here in Brazil has a lot of affection.
06:56 For all the Brazilians who played there, for all these years,
07:00 here in Brazil, Italian football was very much alive.
07:05 So, there are many, many Milanese around,
07:09 many people who have lived in Milan for many years, for many Brazilians.
07:14 It's beautiful. Look, both in Italy and around, wherever I go,
07:19 there's always this connection with Milan.
07:22 I was in China recently, and many Milan clubs there came to the hotel,
07:29 they wanted to take pictures,
07:32 to show the moments they had with Milan when I played there.
07:39 So, this connection with the Milanese is forever.
07:43 [Music]
08:02 It will be the first time I play with the Milanese here in Brazil,
08:05 so that's why I'm so excited to play in my country,
08:10 with so many friends, my family, my children,
08:14 who will see me play with the Milanese.
08:18 I hope one day I can go back to San Siro,
08:21 so they can have this feeling.
08:25 But here it's already a very beautiful thing.
08:29 [Music]
08:44 I remember I was at the training centre in São Paulo
08:48 when Leo called me and said that everything was closed.
08:53 "Look, we've signed everything, it's all done,
08:57 you can pack your bags, you have to go to Milan."
09:01 It was close to Ferragosto, in Italy,
09:03 so there was this holiday period.
09:06 I remember Gagliani, who was at Forte dei Mare,
09:09 he took me on a boat, signing contracts.
09:11 It's a beautiful memory, really beautiful.
09:14 My suitcase was full of dreams,
09:16 which then revealed much more than I could have imagined.
09:21 So, my life in football is very Milan.
09:27 [Music]