Currency War of 2009–11 dollar, with Goldman Sachs saying the real is the most over valued currency in the world. In October 2010, Brazil began increasing her capital controls, doubling a tax on foreign purchases of fixed-income assets to 4 percent so as to curb the real's appreciation to a two-year. On 18 October, Brazil sought to curb the real's gains by raising taxed capital inflow on fixed-income assets by 2% to 6% and taxed inflows for margin deposits on futures to 6% from 0.38%. Chile said it would implement capital controls to curb gains in the Chilean peso, which had strengthened the most
Brazil national football team 2008 and Mano Menezes in 2012. The Brazil national team is known by different names in various parts of the world. Nicknames for the squad in Brazil include: "Canarinho", meaning 'Little Canary', a reference to a species of bird commonly found in Brazil that has a vivid yellow color; this phrase was popularized by the late cartoonist Fernando "Mangabeira" Pieruccetti during the 1950 World Cup. "Amarelinha" (Little Yellow One), "Seleção" (The National Squad), "Verde-amarelo" (Green and Yellow), "Pentacampeão" (Five-time Champions) and "Esquadrão de Ouro" (The Golden Squad). Some Latin American commentators often refer to the Brazil team as "El Scratch"