Luiz Felipe Scolari has named the 23 players he hopes will guide Brazil to World Cup glory on home soil this summer.
The former Chelsea and Portugal manager also picks Hernanes and Henrique, but there's no place for Kaká or Ronaldinho.
His squad includes six Premier League players: Chelsea quartet Ramires, David Luiz, Willian and Oscar, plus Paulinho of Tottenham and Manchester City midfielder Fernandinho.
The surprise names in Scolari's selection are Hernanes and Henrique, with Miranda and Lucas Moura among the disappointed parties.
There are seven changes to the side that won the Confederations Cup last summer, with Jádson, Diego Cavalieri and Filipe Luís three of those to be overlooked.
Alexandre Pato, Kaká, Ronaldinho, Lucas Leiva and are some of the other high-profile names to miss out.
Brazil begin their World Cup campaign against Croatia on June 12, before facing Mexico and Cameroon.
Brazil 2014 World Cup squad list in full:
Goalkeepers: Júlio César (Toronto FC), Jéfferson (Botafogo), Victor (Grêmio)
Defenders: Daniel Alves (Barcelona), Maicon (Roma), Marcelo (Real Madrid), Maxwell (Paris Saint-Germain), David Luiz (Chelsea), Thiago Silva (Paris Saint-Germain), Dante (Bayern Munich), Henrique (Napoli)
Midfielders: Luiz Gustavo (Wolfsburg), Paulinho (Tottenham), Ramires (Chelsea), Fernandinho (Manchester City), Oscar (Chelsea), Willian (Chelsea), Hernanes (Internazionale), Bernard (Shakhtar Donetsk)
Forwards: Fred (Fluminense), Neymar (Barcelona), Hulk (Zenit St Petersburg), Jô (Atlético Mineiro)
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