Last year we asked, Will the Brazilian DP jinx strike again? Gilberto lasted longer than any other Brazilian entering MLS as a DP signing, but his forced departure, on loan from Toronto FC to Vasco da Gama, means that no Brazilian DP other thanLuciano Emilio, who wasn’t elevated to DP status until after his MVP season with D.C. United in 2007, has played more than one season in MLS.

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