The 1999 Ballon d'Or, given to the best football player in which continent, as judged by a panel of sports journalists from UEFA member countries, was awarded to Rivaldo, a Brazilian former professional footballer and the current president of Mogi Mirim Esporte Clube in Brazil?
Ballon d'Or 1999 The 1999 Ballon d'Or, given to the best football player in Europe as judged by a panel of sports journalists from UEFA member countries, was awarded to Rivaldo on 21 December 1999.
Paulista Paulista is a municipality in Pernambuco, Brazil, with a population of 303,404 as of 2011. It has the highest Human Development Index (HDI) of the Recife metropolitan area. It is the birthplace of footballer Rivaldo, and is also famous for its beaches, including Maria Farinha with the giant Veneza water park. It was incorporated as city in 1935.