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Pedro Leitão Brito
Athlete
Cape Verde coach who expressed pride in his team's performance during the World Cup.
Notable Quotes
"This means everything for our country. We have always said that we wanted everybody to see our country, our team and we have shown organization and braveness and this is proof of what our country is about — resilience and to try to overcome hardships."View Story →
"We showed that we may be a small country but we can play against the best teams in the world."View Story →
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