Known simply by her first name, Marta Vieira da Silva is one of the best women ever to play football.

With the showcase of Rio 2016, people in Brazil are taking notice. While Brazil's other no.10 Neymar is struggling with the men's team, Marta is seeing success. 

Brazil are in Manaus to play South Africa on Tuesday night (9 August) at 8pm at Amazonia Arena in their last game of the group stage.

The event is already a sellout.

They lead Group A with six points, ahead of China and Sweden with three points each while South Africa brings up the bottom with no points.

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For her two goals in a 5-1 victory over Sweden on 6 August, Marta was showered with cheers. And it wasn't just her goals, one of which came from the penalty spot. She also displayed stunning footwork that wowed spectators.

"Better than Neymar!" the fans at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro chanted.

This Instagram post will have a second level of meaning for those who saw the movie, Batman v Superman. Essentially, it reads: "Only one person is capable of saving Brazil at the Olympic Games. Marta!"

"She brings so much passion to the game. So much enthusiasm. And I think her teammates thrive off that passion," said USA goalkeeper Hope Solo. "We always have to game-plan for her."

With the victory, Brazil assured itself of a spot in the quarter-finals. The USA and Canada also have already secured spots in the knockout round with one more day of group play today (9 August). The Brazilians face South Africa following a match between the United States and Colombia.

Be awed by Marta, the 'Pele in skirts'

When Brazil arrived in Manaus on 7 August, a crowd of about 100 was there to greet the team at the airport. Some chanted for Marta and a few young girls even wore her No. 10 jersey.

Marta grew up playing street soccer with the boys in Dois Riachos, a town about 1,250 miles north of Rio de Janeiro. She was only 17 when she appeared at the 2003 World Cup in the United States. For the 2006 season, Marta won the first of an unprecedented five straight FIFA World Player of the Year awards.

Dubbed 'Pele in skirts,' Marta scored seven goals at the 2007 World Cup in China. One of their biggest showdowns came at the 2011 World Cup in Germany. Solo came out the victor on penalty kicks after a dramatic 2-2 draw. Marta had both goals for Brazil, but Solo got the edge in the shootout to give the US a path to the final.

"With Marta you have to have a little extra attention to her," Solo said on 8 August. "I have played for coaches in the past who thought we could just play our style of soccer against Marta, and we've been punished for it. So I'm very aware that we have to pay extra attention to her."

With Marta, Brazil have won Olympic silver at both Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008 (Photo: Getty Images/Buda Mendes)

Marta has scored 104 goals in 105 international appearances. She has the most World Cup goals with 15. She has 10 Olympic goals, tying her for third on the career list.

But what Marta doesn't have in her storied career is a major international title. That could end at Rio 2016, in front of her growing legion of fans. Brazilian entertainer Alexandre Nero wrote a complaint on Facebook that went viral after he lamented not being able to purchase an adult male-sized jersey with her name. (Link is in Portuguese.)

Given the struggles on the men's side, the Brazilians seem to be pinning their hopes on Marta and her teammates at the Olympics.

Men's coach Rogerio Micale said the team was proud of its women's side and the other No. 10. For her part, Marta brushed off any comparison to her famous male counterpart, Neymar. Her focus is elsewhere.

"This comparison we leave to the fans," Marta said. "We all cheer for the men's team and we know that they cheer for us."