Rosenery Mello do Nascimento (

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, 1965 – Rio de Janeiro, 4 June 2011), best known by the stage name Rosenery Mello, was a Brazilian celebrity and

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also known as ''"Fogueteira do Maracanã"'' (" Maracanã Firecracker-Thrower"). During a World Cup qualifier in 1989 between the national teams of

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and

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at Maracanã Stadium, Mello threw a

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, which landed about a yard away from Chilean goalkeeper Roberto Rojas. Rojas then deliberately cut himself with a razor hidden in his glove in a failed attempt to have the match awarded to Chile. The event became known as

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. In November 1989, Mello was on the cover of men's magazine ''

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''. She died of a

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on 4 June 2011 in

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