Crazy the World Cup.
Aigon Oliveira, who calls himself "Neymar's double", is causing a lot of buzz in recent weeks at the World Cup in Qatar, after attracting a lot of attention with his impersonation of the Brazilian soccer star.
It's hard to tell the difference between Oliveira and Neymar, when he wears the training uniform of the Brazilian national team and puts on the sunglasses, armed with a hat and just as old as the footballer.
In addition, he has the same tattoos as the star, and is usually accompanied by a friend dressed as a member of the Brazilian Football Association.
Pulling fire in Doha, photo: Reuters
Fake Neymar has everyone fooled 😅
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A Puma store in Doha had to temporarily close its doors when Oliveira visited the store and was followed by hundreds of fans.
The problems become bigger when the impostor arrives at Brazil's World Cup games, with fans asking him for autographs and photos.
Before one of the games, Oliveira managed to make it to the pitch, as some security guards must have thought he was actually Neymar.
working full time
Being Neymar's double became Oliveira's job.
He travels around the world, earns money from his performances, and doubles as the actor in commercials.
He told the Brazilian media that it all started while he was working as a waiter in a restaurant in Brazil and people started talking about the resemblance between him and the actor, which led him to be hired by the agency.
He met Neymar several times during some of his commercial shoots, "I never imagined this moment," he wrote in a recent post.
"I've come this far with this job. I'm grateful and I'm a fan of this guy who accepts what I do with open arms. He changed my life in a huge way and gave me options and opportunities, allowed me to go places and meet people I wouldn't have imagined meeting."
Oliveira in Qatar, photo: Reuters
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