Benjamin de Almeida Sodré, commonly known as Benjamin Sodré or as Mimi Sodré (April 10, 1892, – February 1, 1982), was a Brazil

Brazil

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ian scout and football striker, who played for the Brazilian national team

Brazil national football team

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.

Career

Born in Belém

Belém

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, Mimi Sodré started his career in 1908, defending Botafogo

Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas

Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas , also known as Botafogo and familiarly as Estrela Solitária, is a Brazilian sports club based in Botafogo, neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, best known for its football team. They play in the Campeonato Carioca, Rio de Janeiro's state league, and the Campeonato...

, leaving the club in 1916. He returned to play for Botafogo in 1922.

National team

He played two games for the Brazilian national team

Brazil national football team

The Brazil national football team represents Brazil in international men's football and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation , the governing body for football in Brazil. They are a member of the International Federation of Association Football since 1923 and also a member of the...

 in 1916. He played his first game on July 12 against Uruguay

Uruguay national football team

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, playing against that country again on July 18, scoring a goal in that game.

President of Botafogo

Mimi Sodré was president of Botafogo Football Club in 1941. Botafogo Football Club was one of the two clubs that fused to form Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas in 1942.

Scouting

Mimi Sodré was a student at the Naval Academy when after reading a book by Baden Powell

Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell

Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, Bt, OM, GCMG, GCVO, KCB , also known as B-P or Lord Baden-Powell, was a lieutenant-general in the British Army, writer, and founder of the Scout Movement....

 named Scouting for Boys

Scouting for Boys

Scouting for Boys: A Handbook for Instruction in Good Citizenship is the first book on the Scout Movement, published in 1908. It was written and illustrated by Robert Baden-Powell, its founder...

, he became interested in Scouting

Scouting

Scouting, also known as the Scout Movement, is a worldwide youth movement with the stated aim of supporting young people in their physical, mental and spiritual development, that they may play constructive roles in society....

. Sodré, under the pen name Velho Lobo, published a Scouting book named Guia do Escoteiro. During his life he was a member of the União dos Escoteiros do Brasil

União dos Escoteiros do Brasil

The União dos Escoteiros do Brasil is the national Scouting organization of Brazil. Scouting in Brazil was founded in 1910 and was among the charter members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1922. The União dos Escoteiros do Brasil itself was founded in 1924; it has 53,055 members...

, led several Scouting groups, and taught several courses around his country.