An embroidered tapestry featuring football pioneer Charles Miller has highlighted Scotland’s influence on the development of the game in Brazil.
The Scottish Diaspora Tapestry panel is on display at the Coral Gables Museum in Miami as part of an exhibition being staged during the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Miller is pictured at the centre of the detailed artwork, surrounded by stitched footballs, a rule book and the names of clubs and figures linked to the early history of Brazilian football.
Faroque Hussain KPM, the Glasgow-based honorary consul of Brazil, said: “This is one of the panels from the Scottish Diaspora Tapestry.
“There’s hundreds of different panels, but this panel specifically relates to Brazil. It celebrates the role of a Scotsman taking football to Brazil.”
Miller was born in São Paulo in 1874 to a Scottish railway engineer and an Anglo-Brazilian mother before being educated in Britain.
He later returned to Brazil with two footballs and helped establish a team and organised league competition in the country.
Mr Hussain said: “The main character here is a chap called Charles Miller,” describing him as being recognised as the father of Brazilian football.
The tapestry also includes the names of Scottish football figures Archie McLean and Jock Hamilton, alongside references to Scottish Wanderers and São Paulo Athletic Club.
Mr Hussain said more people in Scotland should be aware of the country’s influence on the development of football in Brazil.
The panel forms part of Diplomacy and the Beautiful Game: From Scotland to Brazil to Haiti.
The wider exhibition, which runs at the Coral Gables Museum until July 19, explores the historic sporting and cultural connections between the three nations.
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