Luiz Antonio Venker de Menezes or simply Mano Menezes (born June 11, 1962, in Passo do Sobrado, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil) is the current coach of the national football team of his native Brazil. His nickname comes from early childhood, when his sister called him "Mano", that's a popular slang term meaning "brother" in Portuguese.

He began his career in football as a defender for Guarani de Venâncio Aires in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He gave up playing to become a physical education professional, beginning in 1986 in SESI, Rio Grande do Sul, before going on to Guarani de Venâncio Aires, Juventude and Internacional (as well as a spell in 1997 with Paulo Autuori at Cruzeiro).

He was the coach of Grêmio from 2005 through 2007, a remarkably long time for a coach in Brazilian football. He led them to promotion in 2005 and followed that up with a third place finish in the 2006 Brasileiro. In 2007, he led Grêmio to the final of the Copa Libertadores. At the end of the 2007 season, he took over as coach of Corinthians and started the 2008 season with a 3-0 win over Guarani. Menezes led Corinthians to the 2008 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B title with 25 wins, 10 draws and three losses, finishing with 85 points.

Muricy Ramalho (born November 30, 1955) is a Brazilian head coach and former football player. On July 23, 2010 it was reported that he had been offered the post of the coach of the Brazilian national football team, replacing the sacked Dunga. However, Fluminense, his team at the time, refused to release him for the job. Between 2006 and 2008 he led São Paulo to three consecutive national championships. In 2010 he also led Fluminense from Rio to the title. He is currently managing Santos.

Born in São Paulo, São Paulo state, during his playing career, in the 1970s, he was a midfielder at São Paulo. Between 1973 and 1978, he played 177 games for the club, scoring 26 goals. Later in his career, he transferred to the Mexican football, being almost unknown in Brazil during that time. He was not called up for the 1978 World Cup due to a knee injury. After retiring, he started his career as a head coach.

Muricy Ramalho started his head coaching career as the head coach of Mexican club Puebla. He managed several clubs, including São Paulo, and Internacional.