Brazil is a conveyor belt that produces brilliant talents. Following in the footsteps of Romario, Rivaldo, Ronaldo, Ronaldinho is Ricardo Izecson Santos Leite. Kaka, as he is better known, is the embodiment of elegance, a player who exudes pure class. His ability on the ball, his ability to dominate games, to see openings and to make the right decisions - these are all, quite simply, of the highest possible order. Kaka's background is far from typical. He hails not from the poverty of the favelas, but from a middle-class family, with the comforts and educational background that this entails. While his father Bosco, an engineer by profession, has looked after his career and handled all of his contract negotiations, Kaka himself set out a plan for his professional development which he has pursued, irresistibly, with singular determination, leaving little room for chance.