Rosenery Mello do Nascimento
Rosenery Mello do Nascimento (1965,[1] Rio de Janeiro – June 4, 2011), best known by the stage name Rosenery Mello, was a Brazilian celebrity and model also known as "Fogueteira do Maracanã" ("Maracanã Firecracker-Thrower").[2][3][4] During a football World Cup qualifier in 1989 between the national teams of Brazil and Chile at Maracanã Stadium, Mello threw a firework, which landed about a yard away from Chilean goalkeeper Roberto Rojas. Rojas then deliberately cut himself with a razor hidden in his glove in a failed attempt to have the match awarded to Chile.[5] The event became known as El Maracanazo.[6]
In November 1989, Mello was on the cover of men's magazine Playboy.[7] She died of a brain aneurysm on 4 June 2011, age 45, in Rio de Janeiro.[8]
References
- ^ Rosinery Mello (1965-2011) - A fogueteira do Maracanã Folha.com
- ^ AFP, Sapa (Jun 6, 2011). Infamous firework thrower 'brain dead'. Retrieved Jun 7, 2011.
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ignored (help) - ^ Dung-Lac, Andrés (November 24, 2009). La "Fogueteira" ahora se las gana vendiendo completos. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved Jun 7, 2011.
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ignored (help) (Spanish) - ^ G1, Editorial (Jun 5, 2011). 'Fogueteira do Maracanã' é enterrada em cemitério de São Gonçalo, no RJ. Retrieved Jun 7, 2011.
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ignored (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) (Portuguese language) - ^ Folha, Editorial (Jun 6, 2011). Morte de 'fogueteira' é destaque na imprensa sul-americana. Retrieved Jun 7, 2011.
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ignored (help) (Portuguese language) - ^ Rojas se Tiró Una Cañita al Aire. Retrieved Jun 7, 2011.
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ignored (help) (Spanish) - ^ Tá lembrado? A Fogueteira da Playboy. 2009. Archived from the original on 2012-03-25. Retrieved Jun 7, 2011.
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ignored (help) (Portuguese language) - ^ "'Fogueteira do Maracanã' será enterrada nesta segunda, no Rio". Folha de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2011-06-06.