ULISSES NETO

The weight of expectation from wearing Brazil's sacred number 9 shirt has devoured many prodigious talents. But now a wonderkid from the favelas of Sao Paulo has accepted the challenge and has the ability and mentality to succeed. We chart his rise from the concrete pitches of Jardim Peri to the immaculate surfaces of the Premier League, as he tries to emulate his hero El Fenomeno and win football's greatest prize: The World Cup

Client: FourFourTwo

Director & Editor: Ulisses Neto 
Executive Producer: Ben Welch
Photography: Douglas Barbosa
Additional Photography: Jalal Ali 
Additional Photography: Igor Arroyo
Producer: Mariana Cruz