Vidigal
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Vidigal may refer to:
Vidigal is a surname, and may also refer to the following footballing brothers:
- Vidigal (favela)Vidigal (favela)Vidigal is a favela in Rio de Janeiro, having a view of Ipanema Beach and Ilhas Cagarras. It is located in the South Zone of Rio, between Leblon and São Conrado neighborhoods...
- A Rio de JaneiroRio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
favelaFavelaA favela is the generally used term for a shanty town in Brazil. In the late 18th century, the first settlements were called bairros africanos . This was the place where former slaves with no land ownership and no options for work lived. Over the years, many freed black slaves moved in...
Vidigal is a surname, and may also refer to the following footballing brothers:
- Beto VidigalBeto VidigalNorberto 'Beto' Deolindo Vidigal is a retired Angolan professional football midfielder and coach.-Football career:During 20 seasons, Vidigal played for five clubs...
, retired AngolaAngolaAngola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...
n midfielderMidfielderA midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
; - Lito Vidigal, retired Angolan defender;
- José Luís VidigalJosé Luís VidigalJosé Luís da Cruz Vidigal is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.During his extensive professional career, the no-nonsense midfield battler played more years abroad than in his country of adoption , where he represented mainly Sporting.A Portuguese international...
, retired PortuguesePortugalPortugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
-Angolan midfielder; - Toni VidigalToni VidigalAntónio 'Toni' Leonel Vidigal is a retired Portuguese professional footballer who played as a central midfielder.-Football career:...
, retired Portuguese-Angolan midfielder; - Jorge Filipe VidigalJorge Filipe VidigalJorge Filipe Vidigal is an Angolan footballer who plays for Clube Recreativo da Caála as a right defender.-Football career:...
, Portuguese-Angolan defender.