Brazilians remember the great Garrincha 20 years after his death

RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazilians on Monday remembered the 20th anniversary of the death of Garrincha, the right-winger famous for his unique dribbling ability who won two World Cups but died poor and forgotten at the age of 49. 

Known as the “Genius with the Twisted Legs”, the bow-legged Garrincha was considered by many Brazilian critics to be one of the country’s greatest players after Pele.