Alípio Duarte Brandão (born 7 June 1992), known simply as Alípio, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Esporte Clube Vitória, on loan from Luverdense Esporte Clube, as a forward.
Born in Brasília, Brazilian Federal District, Alípio left Brazil at the age of 14. An orphan, he moved to Portugal with his legal guardian Helber Damião, co-owner of the football school Dois Toques.
His first footballing rights were split between Damião, his original club in his homeland, Sport Club Internacional, and the team to where he moved, Rio Ave FC.
In November 2008 Alípio joined Real Madrid for roughly €1.4 million, without having made one single first-team appearance with Rio Ave. He scored two goals on his debut for the C-team which operated in Tercera División, and played his second game against CF Rayo Majadahonda in a 2–0 home win, as the team eventually finished in eighth position; he played most of his first two years, however, with the Juvenil side.
After scoring in a training match against the Real Madrid first team on 11 February 2009, Alípio made his official debut for Real Madrid Castilla four days later, against Águilas CF, as an 87th-minute substitute for Miguel Palanca; thus, he became the youngest player to appear for the B-side in its history. During the ten minutes he played, he impressed spectators and his coaches alike with his ball skills.
Days like this I want to drive away
Pack my bags and watch your shadow fade
You chewed me up, you spit me out
Like I was poison in your mouth
You took my light, you drained me down
That was then and this is now
This is that part of me
That you're never gonna
Ever take away from me no
This is that part of me
That you're never gonna
Ever take away from me no
Throw your sticks and your stones
Throw your bombs and your blows
But you're not gonna break my soul
This is that part of me
That you're never gonna
Ever take away from me no
I just wanna throw my phone away
Find out who is really there for me
You ripped me off, your love was cheap
Always tearing at the seams
I fell deep, you let me drown
That was then and this is now, now look at me
This is that part of me
That you're never gonna
Ever take away from me no
This is that part of me
That you're never gonna
Ever take away from me no
Throw your sticks and your stones
Throw your bombs and your blows
But you're not gonna break my soul
This is that part of me
That you're never gonna
Ever take away from me no
Now look at me I'm sparkling
A firework, a dancing flame
You won't ever pull me out again I'm glowing, no
You can keep the diamond ring
It don't mean nothing anyway
In fact you can keep everything, yeah, yeah, except for me
This is that part of me
That you're never gonna
Ever take away from me no
This is that part of me
That you're never gonna
Ever take away from me no
Throw your sticks and your stones
Throw your bombs and your blows
But you're not gonna break my soul
This is that part of me
That you're never gonna
Ever take away from me no
Throw your sticks and your stones
Throw your bombs and your blows
But you're not gonna break my soul
This is that part of me
That you're never gonna