Nevertheless, Médici was popular, as his term was met with the largest economic growth of any Brazilian President, the Brazilian Miracle unfolded and the country won the 1970 Football World Cup. In 1971 Médici presented the First National Development Plan aimed at increasing the rate of economic growth especially in remote Northeast and Amazonia. The results of his economic policy consolidated the option for the national-development model. Because of these results, the country's foreign economic connections were transformed, allowing its international presence to be broadened.SINGER, Paul. O Milagre Brasileiro - Causas e Conseqüências, Caderno Cebrap, nº 6, 1972, São Paulo.GASPARI, Elio. A Ditadura Escancarada. São Paulo:Cia. da Letras, 2002; ISBN 8535902996
