On May 24, Carlo Ancelotti was still in charge of Real Madrid . On May 25, he took the long flight across the Atlantic so that on May 26 he could be presented to the world's media as Brazil 's new coach and name his squad for CONMEBOL World Cup qualifiers at Ecuador and vs. Paraguay .

On May 27, he was at the Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos in Rio de Janeiro to watch Botafogo 's Copa Libertadores match against Universidad de Chile . On May 28, he was checking out the Seleção 's training facilities in the hills outside the city before catching Flamengo 's match against Deportivo Táchira at the Maracanã.

Ancelotti has been throwing himself into his new job with a verve that belies the fact that he turns 66 next week. In his own low-key way, he exudes the enthusiasm o

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