Rivellino

Rivellino, Brazilian footballer and manager

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Born: January 1, 1946
Age in 2026: 80
Zodiac sign: Capricorn
Birth year: 1946

About Rivellino

Roberto Rivellino (Brazilian Portuguese: [ʁoˈbɛʁtu ʁiveˈlĩnu]; born 1 January 1946), known mononymously as Rivellino, is a Brazilian football pundit and former player who was one of the key members of Brazil's 1970 FIFA World Cup-winning team. The son of Italian immigrants from Macchiagodena, Isernia, Rivellino played as an attacking midfielder and was renowned for his iconic moustache, powerful long-range shooting, accurate passing, vision, close control, dribbling and ability to bend free kicks. In 2004, he was named by Pelé in the FIFA 100 list of the world's greatest living players. Rivellino currently works as a pundit for TV Cultura. He won the Rio de Janeiro league championship in 1975 and 1976.

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The world when Rivellino was born

Rivellino was born in 1946. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1946

#1 song"The Christmas Song" – Nat King Cole
Top movieThe Best Years of Our Lives
Best-selling bookThe King's General – Daphne du Maurier

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentFirst NBA (BAA) season begins
Top headlineUnited Nations General Assembly holds its first session
Technology milestoneENIAC — first general-purpose electronic computer
Defining fadBaby boom begins
Notable inventionTupperware
World population2.43 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderHarry S. Truman
Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
U.S. population141.4M

1946 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Rivellino's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1946	2026
Gas	$0.21	$3.45/gal
Average home	$6,600	$435,000
Average income	$4,300	$67,500
Minimum wage	$0.40	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$0.35	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.03	$0.73
Population	141.4M	341 million

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