It feels like there is a never-ending stream of Brazilian players to dominate the PocketFives Rankings. While Yuri Dzivielevski continues to hold a firm grasp on the #1-ranked player in the world, other Brazilians continue to shine and in June it was Geraldo Cesar who shined brightest.

Brazil has one of the most ravenous poker cultures on the planet with a solid domestic live  scene and some of the best online poker players on the planet. Despite this, only six Brazilian players have ever managed to take home a World Series of Poker bracelet and two of those came in 2019.