[3] After being spotted playing football in his home country, Brazil joined the youth system at Manchester United, making two league appearances for the first-team, and later captained the club's reserve side.
In his first season at Ninian Park, he helped the side win the Third Division title and the Welsh Cup and went on to make over 100 appearances for the club before moving into non-league football in 1996 with Newport County.
[2][6] During his time at Old Trafford, Atkinson was replaced as manager by Alex Ferguson and he later handed Brazil his debut as a substitute during a 2–1 defeat to Everton on 10 May 1989.
Swansea had expressed an interest in making the deal permanent but were unable to afford the £250,000 price tag that United had quoted.
[6] In his first season at Ninian Park, 1992–93, he was part of the side that won the Division Three title and the Welsh Cup, defeating Rhyl 5–0 in the final.
Having passed his coaching badges earlier in his career at the age of 27,[4] in October 2006, Brazil was appointed team manager of Haverfordwest, replacing Deryn Brace.
[10] However, in a strange turn of events, his successor as manager, Gavin Chesterfield, resigned due to complicated work commitments.
[12] In September 2011, he took over as manager of Welsh Football League side Goytre United, following the sacking of Robert Cooke, winning his first match in charge against Cwmaman Institute.