Rosenery Mello do Nascimento (Rio de Janeiro, 1965[1] – Rio de Janeiro, 4 June 2011), best known by the stage name Rosenery Mello, was a Brazilian celebrity and model also known as "Fogueteira do Maracanã" ("Maracanã Firecracker-Thrower").[2][3][4] During a World Cup qualifier in 1989 between the national teams of Brazil and Chile at Maracanã Stadium, Mello threw a firework, which landed about a yard away from Chilean goalkeeper Roberto Rojas. Rojas then deliberately cut himself with a razor hidden in his glove in a failed attempt to have the match awarded to Chile.[5] The event became known as El Maracanazo.[6]
In November 1989, Mello was on the cover of men's magazine Playboy.[7] She died of a brain aneurysm on 4 June 2011 in Rio de Janeiro.[8]