Dudu (footballer, born 1992)

Brazilian footballer

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Pereira and the second or paternal family name is Rodrigues.

Dudu

Dudu playing for Palmeiras in 2022

Personal information
Full name|  Eduardo Pereira Rodrigues
Date of birth|  (1992-01-07) 7 January 1992 (age 33)
Place of birth|  Goiânia, Brazil
Height|  1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s)|  Winger, attacking midfielder
Team information

Current team

|  Atlético Mineiro
Number|  92
Youth career
2003–2004|  Atlético Goianiense
2005–2010|  Cruzeiro
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2009–2011|  Cruzeiro|  21|  (2)
2010|  → Coritiba (loan)|  21|  (0)
2011–2014|  Dynamo Kyiv|  24|  (2)
2014|  → Grêmio (loan)|  45|  (6)
2015–2024|  Palmeiras|  358|  (73)
2020–2021|  → Al-Duhail (loan)|  22|  (14)
2025|  Cruzeiro|  14|  (2)
2025–|  Atlético Mineiro|  1|  (0)
International career
2009|  Brazil U-17|  8|  (0)
2011|  Brazil U-20|  7|  (3)
2011–2017|  Brazil|  3|  (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 June 2025

Eduardo Pereira Rodrigues (born 7 January 1992), commonly known as Dudu, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder and winger for Atlético Mineiro.

## Career

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### Early career

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Dudu began his career in the youth side for Cruzeiro and earned on 14 June 2009 his first cap in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A against Palmeiras.[1] On 27 April 2010, Coritiba signed the 18-year-old attacking midfielder on loan from Cruzeiro until December 2010.[2]

Dudu returned to Cruzeiro for the 2011 season. On 25 June in the match against Coritiba Dudu, playing as a substitute, surprised the coach Joel Santana, who said: "Dudu entered really well in the match. He is such a bold boy, intelligent, he doesn't forget the instructions. He is audacious, even being a little guy. It proves that tallness isn't really important for football. Quality, ability and competence are. He showed he is such a competent player, in spite of his young age."[3]

### Dynamo Kyiv

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On 27 August 2011, it was announced on his team Cruzeiro's official homepage that Dudu would join Ukrainian side Dynamo Kyiv on a €5 million offer.[4]

### Grêmio

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On 11 February 2014, Dudu was loaned to Grêmio until the end of the Brazilian season, on 31 December 2014.[5]

### Palmeiras

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After almost being signed by Corinthians,[6] on 11 January 2015 Dudu joined rival Palmeiras on a four-year contract.[7] While being among the most important players in the squad, Dudu was also criticised by the fans due to his temperamental behavior on the pitch, which included being sent-off during the 2015 Campeonato Paulista finals after hitting the referee.[8] He helped Palmeiras win the 2015 Copa do Brasil, by scoring twice in the final match against Santos. By the start of the 2016 season, the attitude problems were no longer an issue as Dudu took over as club captain following an elbow injury from former captain Fernando Prass. He then led the team to another title, the 2016 Campeonato Brasileiro, the ninth in the club's history.

In March 2018, he extended his contract until 2022.[9] After the arrival of Roger Machado as the new head coach, Dudu was no longer wearing the armband for the team, while still being a regular starter on the left side of the attack.

#### Loan to Al-Duhail

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Dudu spent the 2020–21 season on loan at Qatar Stars League side Al-Duhail, making 35 appearances and scoring 15 goals across all competitions.

#### Return to Palmeiras

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In July 2021, Dudu returned to Palmeiras ahead of the 2021 Copa Libertadores final stages, appearing in seven matches and scoring twice in the team's winning campaign. He also played an important role in the team's 2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A title, appearing in all 38 rounds, scoring seven goals and receiving his fifth nomination to the Bola de Prata team of the year award.

### Return to Cruzeiro

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On 23 December 2024, it was announced the return of Dudu to Cruzeiro on a three-year deal.[10] On 26 April 2025, after getting into a public dispute with team manager Leonardo Jardim for being relegated to the bench in recent matches, Dudu was barred from first team activities indefinitely.[11] On 2 May, he and Cruzeiro reached an agreement for the termination of his contract.[12]

### Atlético Mineiro

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On 6 May 2025, Dudu joined Atlético Mineiro on a deal running until December 2027.[13]

## International career

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On 28 October 2011, while playing for Dynamo, Dudu was called up to the senior team by manager Mano Menezes for friendlies against Gabon and Egypt.[14] He made his national debut against Gabon on 10 November.[15]

## Career statistics

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### Club

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As of 13 June 2025[16]
Dudu with Grêmio in 2014 Club  | Season  | League  | State League  | National Cup  | Continental  | Other  | Total

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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals
Cruzeiro | 2009 | Série A | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0
2010 | Série A  | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0
2011 | Série A  | 6 | 0 | 8 | 2 | — | 4[a] | 0 | — | 18 | 2
Total  | 12 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 25 | 2
Coritiba (loan)  | 2010 | Série B | 21 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 0
Dynamo Kyiv | 2011–12 | UPL | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2
2012–13 | UPL  | 13 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1
2013–14 | UPL  | 7 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | 3[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1
Total  | 24 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 4
Grêmio | 2014 | Série A  | 35 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7[a] | 2 | — | 53 | 8
Palmeiras | 2015 | Série A  | 28 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 3 | — | — | 55 | 16
2016 | Série A  | 33 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | — | 51 | 9
2017 | Série A  | 26 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7[a] | 1 | — | 51 | 16
2018 | Série A  | 31 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 11[a] | 2 | — | 64 | 14
2019 | Série A  | 36 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10[a] | 2 | — | 64 | 13
2020 | Série A  | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | — | 10 | 2
2021 | Série A  | 21 | 2 | — | — | 7[a] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 4
2022 | Série A  | 38 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 12[a] | 1 | — | 66 | 10
2023 | Série A  | 14 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 3
2024 | Série A  | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0
Total  | 251 | 53 | 107 | 20 | 38 | 6 | 61 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 459 | 88
Al-Duhail (loan)  | 2020–21 | QSL | 22 | 14 | — | 2 | 1 | 4[d] | 0 | 7[e] | 0 | 35 | 15
Cruzeiro  | 2025 | Série A  | 5 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3[f] | 0 | — | 17 | 2
Atlético Mineiro | 2025 | Série A  | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0
Career total  | 365 | 73 | 135 | 26 | 43 | 9 | 85 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 637 | 119

1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
2. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
3. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
4. ^ Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League
5. ^ Three appearances in Emir of Qatar Cup, two appearances in FIFA Club World Cup, two appearances in Qatar Cup
6. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana

### International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[17] National team | Year | Apps | Goals

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Brazil | 2011 | 2 | 0
2017 | 1 | 1
Total | 3 | 1

International goals

Brazil score listed first, score column indicates score after each Dudu goal.
No.  | Date  | Venue  | Cap  | Opponent  | Score  | Result  | Competition

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1 | 26 January 2017 | Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 3 |  Colombia | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly

## Honours

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Dudu with Dynamo Kyiv in 2013

### Club

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Coritiba

* Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 2010

Cruzeiro

* Campeonato Mineiro: 2011

Dynamo Kyiv

* Ukrainian Cup: 2013-14

Palmeiras

* Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2016, 2018, 2022, 2023
* Copa do Brasil: 2015
* Copa Libertadores: 2020, 2021
* Campeonato Paulista: 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024
* Recopa Sudamericana: 2022
* Supercopa do Brasil: 2023
* FIFA Club World Cup Runner Up: 2021

### International

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Brazil U20

* FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2011

Brazil U17

* South American U-17 Championship: 2009

### Individual

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* Bola de Ouro: 2018
* Bola de Prata: 2016,[18] 2017, 2018, 2019,[19] 2022
* Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Best Player: 2018[20]
* Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year: 2016,[21] 2018
* Campeonato Brasileiro Série A top assist provider: 2016, 2018
* Best Winger in Brazil: 2018[22]
* Campeonato Paulista Best Player: 2022
* Campeonato Paulista Team of the Year: 2018,[23] 2019,[24] 2022
* Copa Libertadores Dream Team: 2018, 2021
* South American Team of the Year: 2018
* FIFA Club World Cup Silver Ball: 2021[25]

## Controversies

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On 18 July 2025, Brazilian forward Dudu of Atlético Mineiro was handed a six-match ban and a R$90,000 fine by the Superior Tribunal de Justiça Desportiva (STJD) for misogynistic remarks he had posted on social media in 2023 about Palmeiras president Leila Pereira; the unanimous ruling, triggered by a complaint from the União Brasileira de Mulheres and featuring Pereira’s testimony, prompted Atlético Mineiro to seek a provisional suspension (efeito suspensivo) so the player could participate until a plenary appeal is heard, while both parties pursue parallel civil lawsuits alleging defamation and moral damages.[26]

## References

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1. ^ Meia Dudu deve ser emprestado pelo Cruzeiro ao Coritiba
2. ^ Dirigente do Cruzeiro confirma ida de Dudu para o Coritiba
3. ^ Garoto Dudu ganha moral com Joel
4. ^ Veja como foi a entrevista coletiva do meia Dudu, de saída para a Ucrânia Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)
5. ^ "Grêmio oficializa contratação de Dudu". Portal Oficial do Grêmio. Archived from the original on 6 June 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
6. ^ "Corinthians vence disputa com rivais e encaminha acordo com atacante Dudu". globoesporte.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 10 September 2018.
7. ^ "Verdão acerta contratação do atacante Dudu; exames serão feitos nesta segunda". Palmeiras. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
8. ^ "Dudu é relatado em súmula por agressão em árbitro". Folha de S.Paulo. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
9. ^ "Dudu renova contrato com Palmeiras até o final de 2022". Globoesporte (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 10 September 2018.
10. ^ "Cruzeiro anuncia Dudu, que assina até o fim de 2027". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). 23 December 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
11. ^ "Dudu é barrado por Leonardo Jardim no Cruzeiro e não enfrenta o Vasco pelo Brasileirão". ESPN Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). 26 April 2025. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
12. ^ "Cruzeiro oficializa rescisão contratual com Dudu". CNN Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2 May 2025. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
13. ^ "Dudu é o novo reforço do Galo!". Clube Atlético Mineiro (in Brazilian Portuguese). 6 May 2025. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
14. ^ "Dudu earns first Brazil call-up". Dynamo Kyiv. 28 October 2011. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
15. ^ "Dudu". Dynamo Kyiv. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
16. ^ "Dudu statistics". Soccerway.
17. ^ "Dudu". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
18. ^ "Gabriel Jesus wins Bola de Prata award for best player in the Brasileirao". Sambafoot.
19. ^ "Bola de Prata: veja como ficou a seleção do Campeonato Brasileiro 2019" (in Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
20. ^ "Palmeiras e Internacional dominam a seleção do Brasileirão 2018; veja os 11 escolhidos". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). 3 December 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
21. ^ "Palmeiras tem oito na seleção do Brasileirão, Gabriel Jesus é o craque". sportv.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). 12 December 2016.
22. ^ "Choro, risos e domínio palmeirense marcam o 15º Troféu Mesa Redonda - Gazeta Esportiva". www.gazetaesportiva.com. 10 December 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
23. ^ "Com domínio do Palmeiras, Seleção é premiada recheada de finalistas" [With prevalence of Palmeiras, Best XI is awarded full of finalists] (in Portuguese). Federação Paulista de Futebol. 9 April 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
24. ^ "Corinthians, Jean Mota e Martinelli dominam premiação do campeonato" [Corinthians, Jean Mota and Martinelli dominate the tournament's awards] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Federação Paulista de Futebol. 22 April 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
25. ^ "Thiago Silva wins adidas Golden Ball as best player of UAE 2021". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
26. ^ "Dudu do Galo é punido com seis jogos e R$ 90 mil por ataque a Leila Pereira do Palmeiras". Carro.Blog.Br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 July 2025.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dudu.

* Dudu at Soccerway
* Dudu at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)

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Atlético Mineiro - current squad

* 1 Gabriel Delfim
* 2 Natanael
* 4 Lyanco
* 5 Alexsander
* 6 Alonso
* 7 Hulk (c)
* 8 Vera
* 10 Gustavo Scarpa
* 11 Bernard
* 13 Guilherme Arana
* 14 Vitor Hugo
* 16 Igor Rabello
* 17 Igor Gomes
* 18 Reinier
* 19 João Marcelo
* 20 Patrick
* 21 Franco
* 22 Everson
* 23 Román
* 25 Gabriel Menino
* 26 Saravia
* 28 Cuello
* 30 Isaac
* 31 Robert
* 32 Gabriel Átila
* 33 Rony
* 37 Jr. Santos
* 38 Caio Paulista
* 39 Caio Maia
* 42 Cadu
* 48 Iseppe
* 77 Biel
* 92 Dudu
* Head coach: Cuca

Awards

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2018 South American Team of the Year

* GK: Armani
* DF: Maidana
* DF: Geromel
* DF: Kannemann
* MF: Nández
* MF: Barrios
* MF: Palacios
* MF: Martínez
* MF: Dudu
* MF: Quintero
* FW: Benedetto

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2016 Bola de Prata

* GK: Jailson
* DF: Jean
* DF: Réver
* DF: Geromel
* DF: Fábio Santos
* MF: Tchê Tchê
* MF: Arão
* MF: Dudu
* MF: Moisés
* FW: Robinho
* FW: Gabriel Jesus

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2017 Bola de Prata

* GK: Vanderlei
* DF: Fagner
* DF: Balbuena
* DF: Geromel
* DF: Thiago Carleto
* MF: Michel
* MF: Hernanes
* MF: Dudu
* MF: Thiago Neves
* FW: Luan
* FW: Jô

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2018 Bola de Prata

* GK: Weverton
* DF: Mayke
* DF: Geromel
* DF: Cuesta
* DF: Renê
* MF: Bruno Henrique
* MF: Dourado
* MF: Dudu
* MF: Paquetá
* MF: Everton
* FW: Gabriel

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2019 Bola de Prata

* GK: Alves
* DF: Rafinha
* DF: Veríssimo
* DF: Gómez
* DF: Jorge
* MF: Arão
* MF: Gerson
* MF: de Arrascaeta
* FW: Bruno Henrique
* FW: Dudu
* FW: Gabriel

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2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year

* GK: Jailson
* DF: Jean
* DF: Mina
* DF: Geromel
* DF: Jorge
* MF: Tchê Tchê
* MF: Diego
* MF: Dudu
* MF: Moisés
* FW: Robinho
* FW: Gabriel Jesus

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2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year

* GK: Lomba
* DF: Mayke
* DF: Geromel
* DF: Cuesta
* DF: Renê
* MF: Bruno Henrique
* MF: Dourado
* MF: de Arrascaeta
* MF: Paquetá
* FW: Dudu
* FW: Gabriel

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Bola de Ouro

Men's

* 1970: Pelé1
* 1971: Dirceu Lopes2
* 1973: Ancheta & Cejas
* 1974: Zico
* 1975: Waldir Peres
* 1976: Figueroa
* 1977: Cerezo
* 1978: Falcão
* 1979: Falcão
* 1980: Cerezo
* 1981: Paulo Isidoro
* 1982: Zico
* 1983: Roberto Costa
* 1984: Roberto Costa
* 1985: Marinho
* 1986: Careca
* 1987: Renato
* 1988: Taffarel
* 1989: Ricardo Rocha
* 1990: César Sampaio
* 1991: Mauro Silva
* 1992: Júnior
* 1993: César Sampaio
* 1994: Amoroso
* 1995: Giovanni
* 1996: Djalminha
* 1997: Edmundo
* 1998: Edílson
* 1999: Marcelinho Carioca
* 2000: Romário
* 2001: Alex Mineiro
* 2002: Kaká
* 2003: Alex
* 2004: Robinho
* 2005: Tevez
* 2006: Lucas
* 2007: Thiago Neves
* 2008: Rogério Ceni
* 2009: Adriano
* 2010: Darío Conca
* 2011: Neymar
* 2012: Neymar1 & Ronaldinho
* 2013: Éverton Ribeiro
* 2014: Ricardo Goulart
* 2015: Renato Augusto
* 2016: Gabriel Jesus
* 2017: Jô
* 2018: Dudu
* 2019: Gabriel Barbosa
* 2020: Claudinho
* 2021: Hulk
* 2022: Gustavo Scarpa
* 2023: Suárez
* 2024: Estêvão

Women's

* 2021: Bia Zaneratto
* 2022: Adriana
* 2023: Aline Gomes
* 2024: Vic Albuquerque

1 As Hors concours
2 Placar started to give this prize to the best grade holder at Bola de Prata since 1973. In its 2013 ceremonies, a Bola de Ouro was given to Dirceu Lopes, holder of the best 1971 grade. Francisco Reyes and Elías Figueroa, holders of 1970 and 1972 ones respectively, have not been announced as these years' winners yet.

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Craque do Brasileirão

Men's

* 2005: Tevez
* 2006: Rogério Ceni
* 2007: Rogério Ceni
* 2008: Hernanes
* 2009: Diego Souza
* 2010: Conca
* 2011: Neymar
* 2012: Fred
* 2013: Éverton Ribeiro
* 2014: Éverton Ribeiro
* 2015: Renato Augusto
* 2016: Gabriel Jesus
* 2017: Jô
* 2018: Dudu
* 2019: Bruno Henrique
* 2020: Claudinho
* 2021: Hulk
* 2022: Gustavo Scarpa
* 2023: Cancelled
* 2024: Luiz Henrique

Women's

* 2021: Bia Zaneratto
* 2022: Duda Sampaio

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2022 Bola de Prata

Men's|

* GK: Cássio
* DF: Marcos Rocha
* DF: Gómez
* DF: Murilo
* DF: Piquerez
* MF: André
* MF: Zé Rafael
* MF: Gustavo Scarpa
* MF: de Arrascaeta
* FW: Dudu
* FW: Cano

Women's|

* GK: Letícia
* DF: Fe Palermo
* DF: Andressa
* DF: Bruna
* DF: Tamires
* MF: Diany
* MF: Julia
* MF: Gabi Zanotti
* MF: Duda Sampaio
* FW: Bia Zaneratto
* FW: Adriana

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