Ruy Castro is a master storyteller. A chronicler of forgotten lives and times, Castro, 66, is best known for his passionate and moving biography of Brazilian football legend Garrincha, which created quite a storm. Equally at home in football, music and history, Castro has also penned lyrical prose on bossa nova, Carmen Miranda and Rio de Janeiro, the city where he lives and loves to write about. One of the most widely read Brazilian authors and columnists, Castro tells Shobhan Saxena why ordinary Brazilians do not care much for today’s football stars