The World Cup trophy is making its way through one of soccer’s hottest countries. The hardware arrived for a stop in Rio de Janeiro and Brazilian soccer star Pele delivered the honors by hoisting the trophy again.

The trophy depicts two men holding up the earth and is made of 11 pounds of 18 carat gold.

A pre-World Cup tour will take the trophy through 83 countries in 225 days before returning to South Africa in May, where the World Cup is scheduled to start on June 11.

Pele urged his countrymen to have patience with Brazilian Coach Dunga. Dunga’s squad struggled at the beginning of the qualifying round, but still came out on top of the South American group.

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