Menezes will replace Dunga, who was sacked following Brazil’s poor performance at the World Cup.
“What determined the choice was the understanding that immediate renovation is needed in the Brazilian national team,” president Ricardo Teixeira said in a statement on the Brazilian football federation’s official website.
“I talked with many people, watched the debates in various sports programs and I also heard fans to come up with three names.
“The most important thing in our selection was the common sense of the need of a philosophy of renovation.
“I have absolute confidence that this will be successfully done by 2014.”
