Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - Mai karɓar fiye da 100 caps ga Brazil, Taffarel ya taimaka wa tawagar 'yan wasa ta lashe gasar cin kofin duniya ta 1994, kuma ya bayyana a wasu manyan manyan wasannin duniya guda takwas a cikin shekaru goma, musamman taimaka wa Brazil zuwa matsayi na biyu a gasar cin kofin duniya ta 1998, da kuma biyu Copa América lakabi a 1989 da 1997
Ya kuma lashe lambar azurfa a Wasannin Olympics na 1988.