While one Neymar was about to make his return at the World Cup, another was going home after a short — and tumultuous — stint in Qatar.
games, as fans clamored to get autographs and a photo. Some of the Brazil players on the field before the match looked up to see what was going on. Security eventually escorted the lookalike away.
Oliveira has 1 million followers on Instagram and is close to that same mark on TikTok. He records most of his stunts and posts them on his social media accounts, where they quickly go viral.imitating the player, including to France, where Neymar plays for Paris Saint-Germain. He makes money out of his appearances and by acting as the player’s double in commercial shoots.
He has met Neymar a few times during some of his commercial shoots, and said that the player was fine with him acting as his lookalike.Article content
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