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Dida (footballer, born 1934)

Edvaldo Alves de Santa Rosa, Brazilian footballer (died 2002)

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Born
March 26, 1934
Died
September 17, 2002
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1934

About Dida (footballer, born 1934)

Edvaldo Alves de Santa Rosa (16 March 1934 – 17 September 2002), better known as Dida, was a Brazilian footballer who played as a forward or attacking midfielder. Following his retirement, he remained with Flamengo, working for two decades with the club's youth teams. On 17 September 2002, he died of cancer in a Rio de Janeiro hospital, at the age of 68. Dida is the 2nd high scorer in Flamengo's history with 244 goals. He was capped six times for his country at international level between 1958 and 1961, including at the victorious 1958 World Cup in Sweden, scoring four goals in total.

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The world when Dida (footballer, born 1934) was born

Dida (footballer, born 1934) was born in 1934. 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 1934

  • #1 song"Stars Fell on Alabama"
  • Top movieIt Happened One Night
  • Best-selling bookTender Is the Night – F. Scott Fitzgerald

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Masters Tournament held at Augusta National
  • Top headlineFBI kills John Dillinger outside a Chicago theater
  • Technology milestoneFirst streamlined passenger train (Burlington Zephyr)
  • Defining fadShirley Temple mania
  • Notable inventionLaundromat
  • World population2.20 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
  • U.S. population126.4M

1934 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Dida (footballer, born 1934)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19342026
Gas$0.19$3.45/gal
Average home$4,900$435,000
Average income$2,500$67,500
Minimum wage$0.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.20$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population126.4M341 million

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