Aldyr Schlee, the man who designed Brazil's iconic football kit, has died aged 83.
The family of Brazilian journalist Schlee announced he died on Thursday after a six-year battle against skin cancer.
The yellow shirt and blue shorts of Brazil were created by Schlee for a contest organised by newspaper Correio da Manha in 1953.
Schlee won the contest and received about $5,000 (£3898) in prize money.
Brazil played the 1954 World Cup in Switzerland and reached the quarter-finals wearing the colours designed by Schlee, and have kept them ever since.
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The intention of Brazilian football executives at the time was to expunge the memory of losing the 1950 World Cup final at home to Uruguay, so replaced the a strip of white shirts and blue shorts.
Schlee was buried on Friday in the city of Pelotas, in southern Brazil.
Additional reporting by the Associated Press.
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