Sochi – With more than two weeks of World Cup in Russia, homesickness is already strong. At the rhythm of the samba. To relax, a group meets around a table in a hotel in Sochi, on an improvised barbecue off the Black Sea. While the meat is in the fire, part of the parents group of Brazilian players sings successes of the 90s. Excluding a "brown candy" brasilidade and even without instruments, appear on the voice Dona Vera, mother of Gabriel Jesus, and Ane Cristiane, mother of Fernandinho. The two matrioshkas are not alone and are part of the team that is doing everything to turn Sochi into a sweet home for the Brazilians in the World Cup.
The back of the Pullman Hotel turned a courtyard. It is the place chosen to accommodate about 120 relatives, friends and even entrepreneurs of Brazilian athletes who are trying hexa. The barbecue helps to understand why CBF pointed out that Sochi was a stronghold in Russia. The proposal was to leave close relatives and give them, as well as the players, a pleasant climate during the World Cup. Everyone is satisfied. Life is beautiful in the privileged city of the south coast of the country. It's almost an oasis. With sunny weather, children play with freedom, the youngest have options close to fun, and mothers and stepmothers have the perfect environment to beat the leg and chat.
The barbecue last Monday, piloted by Seu Severino, Willian's father, and Sidnei Miranda, Fred's uncle, is the symbolism of marriage. An aggregator event, but not the only one. Hours before, the same team mobilized to make a feijoada. In Russia, the task is not simple. But the experience of having parents living in Europe for many years leaves these people hardened. On the market, they already know where to look, even if Brazilian products are thousands of kilometers away.
Their daily life in Sochi revolves around the hotel. It's there that players go in their free time. Fernandinho, for example, was greeted by a homemade stroganoff in one of those cracks on the agenda. All planned by the woman, Gláucia, who is among those who saw themselves in Russian, since the couple spent eight years in Ukraine, when he played at Shakhtar Donetsk
– My daughter-in-law speaks well . I was even proud. She took me to the point and just mimed me.
There is another ally in the mission to break up.
There is another ally in the mission to break.
There is another ally in the mission to break. the language barrier: the manager Nicolas Torio. Son of a Spanish and a French, he lived in Brazil between 2003 and 2008 and speaks Portuguese. Until now, there have been no absurd requests. At most, restaurant tips. What is no use, it is the Brazilian food
– There are no beans or farofa here. The flesh, that's it. And they eat a lot, "says Torio
In general, each" clan "does its program, but there is a Whatsapp group to exchange information.The main event goes to the games.All go together in a charter flight by CBF Going to the beach is a natural program for Brazilians, who also frequent the hotel pool.A woman from Taison, Gabriela Matias is one of those who frequently hit the sand.
Another striking feature of the hotel is the presence of children.The space at the back also serves to play ball .. Just a frenzy.Iago and Isago, 7 and 9 years old, the Thiago Silva's children, are part of the more badiduous team of the pelada, who from time to time even count on Russian children.Turns the cup game .The bottom of the team also appears in the cement of Sochi, like the sons of Miranda, João Victor (13) and Lucas (8), play frequently. Fernandinho, is another snag to the ball. He trains at the base of Manchester City and, in Sochi, gives work to Cleusa, one of the nannies who are part of the group.
The stay in Sochi should end on Friday, when the delegation will travel to a possible quarterfinal.
The stay in Sochi should end on Friday, when the delegation will travel to a possible quarterfinal.
How the daily life of the hotel that welcomes the families of the selection
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