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What color barrier did Dida break during the 1999 Copa América?

  • First Afro-Brazilian starting goalkeeper since Moacyr Barbosa

  • First Asian-Brazilian starting midfielder

  • First European-Brazilian starting forward

  • First Native Brazilian starting defender

Answer

Dida broke a color barrier during the 1999 Copa América by being the Seleção's first Afro-Brazilian starting goalkeeper since Moacyr Barbosa half a century earlier.
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