thus, as the world's exercise capital, it comes as no surprise that rio de janeiro has produced some of the greatest footballers brazil has ever seen, and they don't come much greater than ronaldo.

born in rio in 1976, ronaldo wasn't blessed by an affluent upbringing, but from an early age showed exceptional footballing talent.

he went on to score the most goals in world cup history, and win the world cup two-times, whilst being considered one of the greatest footballers of all time, ronaldo is one of only three men to have won the fifa world player of the year award three times or more.