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Ramires Santos do Nascimento born 24 March 1987 in Rio de Janeiro, commonly known as just Ramires, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Chelsea FC. In 2008, he won a Bronze medal in the Summer Olympic Games in Beijing. In January 2008, Ramires agreed to a five-year deal with Cruzeiro in a permanent move from Joinville for a fee of $300,000, giving Cruzeiro 70% of the players' economic rights. Joinville kept 30% in the event of any transfers in the future. In 2009, he joined Benfica for €7.5 million on a five-year contract with a minimum fee release of €30 million. In 2010, Benfica sold 50% of the economic rights to Ramires to Jazzy Limited for €6 million. On 4 August 2010, Benfica announced they had agreed a deal with Chelsea and his third-party owner for €22 million. Ramires completed his move to Chelsea on 13 August 2010, on a four-year contract. He was handed the number 7 shirt.
