Sons keep their father's World Cup legacy alive
STORY: These brothers are keeping their father’s legacy alive in Qatar
Their father is Brazilian superfan Clovis Acosta Fernandes
He followed the team to seven World Cups
witnessing the team win in 1994 and
2002 before he died in 2015
Clovis became known to fans as the ‘Gaucho da Copa’
His sons Frank and Gustavo Damasceno
traveled to Qatar in his honor
(Gustavo Damasceno, Clovis’ son)
"Carrying his image is a tribute and people start to tell us keep going, carry his trophy, carry his hat! Many people say: after your father died, how can I watch the Brazil match without him? Your father will no longer be in the stands!”
He traveled to more than 60 countries and
saw over 150 Brazil matches in his lifetime