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Heleno
30 de March
Film premier on March 30th, 2012. Starring Rodrigo Santoro and winner of several awards, “Heleno” recalls the life of Heleno de Freitas, a spectacular soccer player from Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro. The athlete died at the age of 39, admitted to a sanatorium in the city of Barbacena, Minas Gerais. Heleno was diagnosed with syphilis by the doctors at the club, who accepted the player’s denial of treatment. The disease progressed to neurosyphilis. Brazil — and the world — lost an ace way too early in the art of soccer.