Marcelo Castello Branco (born 1945) is a Brazilian

bridge A bridge is a structure built to Span (engineering), span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or railway) without blocking the path underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle, whi ...

player from

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is the capital of the Rio de Janeiro (state), state of Rio de Janeiro. It is the List of cities in Brazil by population, second-most-populous city in Brazil (after São Paulo) and the Largest cities in the America ...

. Among other successes, he was the winner of World Team Olympiad in

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1976,

Bermuda Bowl The Bermuda Bowl is a biennial contract bridge world championship for national . It is contested every odd-numbered year under the auspices of the World Bridge Federation (WBF), alongside the Venice Cup (women), the d'Orsi Senior Bowl and the Wu ...

Perth Perth () is the list of Australian capital cities, capital city of Western Australia. It is the list of cities in Australia by population, fourth-most-populous city in Australia, with a population of over 2.3 million within Greater Perth . The ...

1989, and World Open pairs Championship in

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1978 and

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1990. He is one of 10 players to achieve the

Triple Crown of Bridge The triple crown of bridge is a career achievement in duplicate bridge, namely winning the three marquee Open world championships conducted by the World Bridge Federation. The Bermuda Bowl is now contested by national teams in odd-number years. Th ...

and the only player to have won the World Pairs twice – in Geneva with his most frequent partner

Gabriel Chagas Gabriel Pinheiro Chagas Filho (born 7 December 1944 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a Brazilian bridge player. He was the winner of World Team Olympiad in Monte Carlo 1976, Bermuda Bowl in Perth 1989, World Open Pairs Championship in Geneva 1990, as ...

and in New Orleans with Gabino Cintra.

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* Brazilian contract bridge players Bermuda Bowl players 1945 births Living people Date of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) Sportspeople from Rio de Janeiro (city) {{bridge-game-stub