From Cipo's streets to World Cup: Brazil's Rafaelle shares her story

Brazil's Rafaelle in action during the Women's Finalissima 2023 match between England and Brazil at Wembley Stadium in London, England, April 6, 2023. /CFP

Rafaelle Souza was 6 years old when she began playing football in her hometown of Cipo, in Brazil's northeastern Bahia state. "I always played with the boys in the streets, barefoot. My father was a goalkeeper, but by the time I started playing,