Barbosa failed to stop a shot by Uruguay in the Final, and was treated as a pariah in many parts of Brazil for the rest of his life.

In one radio announcement for example: The book details the soccer culture of Brazil often unforgiving of men it puts on a pedestal, and the absolute shock to the country and its people at the loss of the game.

Dida notes that Barbosa was voted the Number One keeper of the 1950 Cup, a testimony to his outstanding skills.

Barbosa fit the bill, and his dark skin capped the comparison, a stark reminder of the sin of losing.

In Uruguayan author Eduardo Galeano's 1999 book, Soccer in Sun and Shadow, Barbosa is quoted as saying "even a criminal when he has served his time, and paid his debt, is forgiven.