The Chuteira de Ouro (Golden Boot) is an award offered by Placar magazine since 1999 to the best overall goalscorer of Brazil in each season. Likewise the European Golden Boot, the goals are weighted according to the competitions, following these rules: FIFA World Club Cup - 3 points (*) Intercontinental Toyota World Cup - 3 points (*) Matches of Seleção Brasileira - 3 points (*) Taça Libertadores da América - 3 points (*) Brazilian Championship Série A - 2 points Copa do Brasil - 2 points Brazilian Copa dos Campeões Regionais - 2 points Copa Sudamericana - 2 points Copa Mercosul - 2 points Torneio Rio-São Paulo - 2 points Copa Sul-Minas - 2 points Copa Nordeste - 2 points Copa Norte - 2 points Copa Centro-Oeste - 2 points São Paulo State Championship - 2 points Rio de Janeiro State Championship - 2 points Minas Gerais State Championship - 2 points Rio Grande do Sul State Championship - 2 points Paraná State Championship - 2 points Bahia State Championship - 2 points (**) Pernambuco State Championship - 2 points Brazilian Championship Série B - 1 point (*) (**) Brazilian Championship Série C - 1 point (*) other state championships - 1 point (*) In 2006, Placar revised the rules and these competitions were re-weighted: FIFA World Club Cup - from 3 to 2 points Intercontinental Toyota World Cup - from 3 to 2 points Matches of Seleção Brasileira - from 3 to 2 points Taça Libertadores da América - from 3 to 2 points Brazilian Championship Série B - from 1 to 2 points Brazilian Championship Série C - from 1 to 0 point (**) In 2007, Placar revised again the rules and changed the following weights: Brazilian Championship Série B - from 2 to 1 points Bahia State Championship - from 2 to 1 points (***) In 2011, Placar awarded to the U-20 National Team matches the same rule (two points per goal) than the "A" National Team. (****) The changes in criteria are not explicitly divulged. In 2014, the value of the competitions were: FIFA World Club Cup - 2 points Matches of Seleção Brasileira - 2 points Taça Libertadores da América - 2 points Copa Sudamericana - 2 points Brazilian Championship Série A - 2 points Copa do Brasil - 2 points São Paulo State Championship - 2 points Rio de Janeiro State Championship - 2 points Minas Gerais State Championship - 2 points Rio Grande do Sul State Championship - 2 points Paraná State Championship - 2 points Pernambuco State Championship - 2 points Brazilian Championship Série B - 1 point Brazilian Championship Série C - 1 point Brazilian Championship Série D - 1 point other state championships - 1 point
Winners: Year Player (Team) points goals 1999 ROMÁRIO (Flamengo) 92 46 2000 ROMÁRIO (Vasco) 152 71 2001 KLÉBER PEREIRA (Atlético-PR) 100 50 2002 ROMÁRIO (Fluminense) 84 42 2003 LUÍS FABIANO (São Paulo) 95 47 2004 WASHINGTON (Atlético-PR) 88 44 2005 FRED (Cruzeiro) 80 39 2006 MARINHO (Atlético-MG) 54 27 2007 DODÔ (Botafogo) 68 34 2008 KEIRRISON (Coritiba) 82 41 2009 DIEGO TARDELLI (Atlético-MG) 78 39 2010 NEYMAR (Santos) 84 42 2011 NEYMAR (Santos) 78 39 2012 NEYMAR (Santos) 112 56 2013 HERNANE (Flamengo) 70 35 2014 Hernán BARCOS (Grêmio) 58 29 FRED (Flumiennse) 58 29 2015 RICARDO OLIVEIRA (Santos) 72 37 Awards by Player 3 Neymar Romário 2 Fred 1 Barcos Diego Tardelli Dodô Hernane Keirrison Kléber Pereira Luís Fabiano Marinho Ricardo Oliveira Washington Awards by Club 4 Santos 2 Atlético Mineiro Atléico Paranaense Flamengo Fluminense 1 Botafogo Coritiba Cruzeiro Grêmio São Paulo Vasco
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