Bola de Ouro
The Bola de Ouro is an annual award given each year, since 1973, by Brazilian sports magazine Placar to the best player in the Campeonato Brasileiro. A group of sports journalists watch every match of the competition and rate players 1 to 10 based on their performance. At the end of the season, the players with the best average rating in each position are awarded the Bola de Prata, and the player with the best overall average rating is the recipient of the Bola de Ouro.
The awards were first given in 1973, but since the 1970 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A the magazine had started to evaluate players. The 1971 winner, Dirceu Lopes, received the award in the 2013 edition. Since the 1975 edition Placar also started to award a Bola de Prata to the top goalscorer of the competition. The players with most Bola de Ouro wins are Falcão, Toninho Cerezo, Zico, Roberto Costa and César Sampaio, each of them having won the award twice.
Both Pelé and Neymar were declared hors concours, not being allowed to participate due to being unrivaled by any other player. Pelé was declared as such in 1970, receiving then a Golden Ball in a year with no other Golden Ball awarded, although Francisco Reyes would have been that years recipient. Neymar was awarded his first Golden Ball in 2011 but later declared unrivaled, not being able to repeat his feat. They remain the only players with such honor.
Winners
| Season | Player | Position | Nationality | Club |
| 1970 | Pelé* | Attacking midfielder |  | Santos |
| 1971 | Dirceu Lopes | Attacking midfielder | | Cruzeiro |
| 1973 | Agustín Cejas | Goalkeeper |  | Santos |
| 1973 | Atilio Ancheta | Centre-back |  | Grêmio |
| 1974 | Zico | Attacking midfielder | | Flamengo |
| 1975 | Waldir Peres | Goalkeeper | | São Paulo |
| 1976 | Elías Figueroa | Centre-back |  | Internacional |
| 1977 | Toninho Cerezo | Central midfielder | | Atlético Mineiro |
| 1978 | Falcão | Central midfielder | | Internacional |
| 1979 | Falcão | Central midfielder | | Internacional |
| 1980 | Toninho Cerezo | Central midfielder | | Atlético Mineiro |
| 1981 | Paulo Isidoro | Attacking midfielder | | Grêmio |
| 1982 | Zico | Attacking midfielder | | Flamengo |
| 1983 | Roberto Costa | Goalkeeper | | Athletico Paranaense |
| 1984 | Roberto Costa | Goalkeeper | | Vasco da Gama |
| 1985 | Marinho | Right winger | | Bangu |
| 1986 | Careca | Striker | | São Paulo |
| 1987 | Renato Gaúcho | Right winger | | Flamengo |
| 1988 | Cláudio Taffarel | Goalkeeper | | Internacional |
| 1989 | Ricardo Rocha | Centre-back | | São Paulo |
| 1990 | César Sampaio | Defensive midfielder | | Santos |
| 1991 | Mauro Silva | Defensive midfielder | | Bragantino |
| 1992 | Júnior | Central midfielder | | Flamengo |
| 1993 | César Sampaio | Defensive midfielder | | Palmeiras |
| 1994 | Amoroso | Second striker | | Guarani |
| 1995 | Giovanni | Second striker | | Santos |
| 1996 | Djalminha | Attacking midfielder | | Palmeiras |
| 1997 | Edmundo | Second striker | | Vasco da Gama |
| 1998 | Edílson | Second striker | | Corinthians |
| 1999 | Marcelinho Carioca | Attacking midfielder | | Corinthians |
| 2000 | Romário | Striker | | Vasco da Gama |
| 2001 | Alex Mineiro | Striker | | Athletico Paranaense |
| 2002 | Kaká | Attacking midfielder | | São Paulo |
| 2003 | Alex | Attacking midfielder | | Cruzeiro |
| 2004 | Robinho^ | Second striker | | Santos |
| 2005 | Carlos Tevez^ | Second striker | | Corinthians |
| 2006 | Lucas Leiva^ | Defensive midfielder | | Grêmio |
| 2007 | Thiago Neves^ | Attacking midfielder | | Fluminense |
| 2008 | Rogério Ceni | Goalkeeper | | São Paulo |
| 2009 | Adriano | Striker | | Flamengo |
| 2010 | Darío Conca | Attacking midfielder | | Fluminense |
| 2011 | Neymar^ | Second striker | | Santos |
| 2012 | Neymar*^ | Second striker | | Santos |
| 2012 | Ronaldinho | Attacking midfielder | | Flamengo, Atlético Mineiro |
| 2013 | Éverton Ribeiro^ | Right midfielder | | Cruzeiro |
| 2014 | Ricardo Goulart^ | Attacking midfielder | | Cruzeiro |
| 2015 | Renato Augusto^ | Central midfielder | | Corinthians |
| 2016 | Gabriel Jesus^ | Striker | | Palmeiras |
| 2017 | Jô^ | Striker | | Corinthians |
| 2018 | Dudu^ | Winger | | Palmeiras |
| 2019 | Gabriel Barbosa^ | Striker | | Flamengo |
The award was not originally given from 1970 to 1972, but the following players had the best evaluation:
| Season | Player | Position | Nationality | Club | Note |
| 1970 | Francisco Reyes | Defensive midfielder |  | Flamengo | |
| 1971 | Dirceu Lopes | Attacking midfielder | | Cruzeiro | Award given in 2013 |
| 1972 | Elías Figueroa | Centre-back | | Internacional |
Players with multiple awards
| Awards | Player | Team | Years |
| 2 | Zico | Flamengo | 1974, 1982 |
| 2 | Toninho Cerezo | Atlético Mineiro | 1977, 1980 |
| 2 | Falcão | Internacional | 1978, 1979 |
| 2 | Roberto Costa | Athletico Paranaense, Vasco da Gama | 1983, 1984 |
| 2 | César Sampaio | Santos, Palmeiras | 1990, 1993 |
| 2 | Neymar*^ | Santos | 2011, 2012 |
Wins by club
Bola de Prata
Bola de Prata is given to the best players in their respective position on the same points system. Therefore, the Brazilian team of the year is created. In 1973, Placar introduced the "Bola de Ouro", given to the best player of the league, according to Placar itself. In this year, two players shared the Bola de Ouro, this situation never occurred again. Players marked bold won the "Bola de Ouro" in that respective year.Most appearances
Additional categories
In 1975, Placar started giving the Bola de Prata to the league's top scorer.Foreign players awarded
| Player | Nationality | Bola de Ouro | Bola de Prata | Top scorer | Total |
| 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
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| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
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| Romerito | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
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