Brazilian Cassio Brandão navigates a room filled with shelves of clothing, having entered the Guinness World Records last April for owning the largest collection of football jerseys in the world. The 41-year-old Google employee has accumulated a total of 6,101 jerseys since he began collecting in 2000, including rare jerseys belonging to Brazilian legend Pelé and a 1998 World Cup jersey signed by Ronaldo.
Brandão stores the jerseys in an office for a club of jersey collectors he founded in São Paulo, which includes 60 members who trade jerseys. Some of the jerseys are valued at 40,000 Brazilian reais (about $7,400). His collection features the jersey worn by Pelé, nicknamed "The King," when he met Queen Elizabeth II in 1968. Queen Elizabeth was the guest of honor at a match held at Maracanã Stadium during an official visit to Brazil.
Pelé's jerseys are the most prominent in Brandão's office, adorned with signed jerseys and photos of the late Brazilian legend, who passed away in December 2022. Brandão stated, "Some jerseys can reach 40,000 reais, but Pelé's jersey is priceless." He dedicates a significant part of his collection to jerseys from his favorite team, Corinthians, including jerseys worn by striker Ronaldo during his time at the club and jerseys from his favorite player, Sócrates.
