Wálter Machado da Silva (January 2, 1940 – September 29, 2020), better known as "Silva Batuta" in

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

, or Machado da Silva in

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, was a Brazilian

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. He earned 6 caps (3 non-official) for the

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and was part of the Brazilian squad at the 1966 FIFA World Cup. Silva Batuta died on 29 September 2020 at the age of 80 from COVID-19.Mor Walter Machado da Silva

Honours

; São Paulo * Campeonato Paulista:

1957 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1957th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 957th year of the 2nd millennium, the 57th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year ...

; Flamengo * Campeonato Carioca: 1965 ; Santos * Campeonato Paulista:

1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 5 ** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and ...

; Vasco * Campeonato Carioca:

1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (''Extreme''). Between 10,000 and ...

References

1940 births 2020 deaths Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazil men's international footballers 1966 FIFA World Cup players Argentine Primera División players Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers Santos FC players São Paulo FC players Botafogo Futebol Clube (SP) players Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players CR Flamengo footballers Barcelona S.C. footballers CR Vasco da Gama players Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Expatriate men's footballers in Ecuador Men's association football forwards Footballers from Ribeirão Preto Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Rio de Janeiro (state) {{Brazil-footy-forward-1940s-stub