Journalist presents goalkeeper Vozinha with Brazilian team shirt Goalkeeper Vozinha, 40, has already become one of the most talked about players at the World Cup after shining in Cape Verde's historic draw against Spain. Days before becoming a phenomenon on social media and reaching more than 10 million followers, the athlete received a Brazilian team shirt as a gift from journalist Rafael Falino, 24. The journalist is from Santos, on the coast of São Paulo, and traveled to the United States to follow the world championship. To g1, he said he met Vozinha during a training session in Cape Verde, on June 9th. ✅Click here to follow the g1 Santos channel on WhatsApp. "As I wanted to tell different stories about the World Cup, I wanted to try to 'invade' some training or be close to a team", explained the journalist, who decided to travel from Orlando to Tampa to try his luck in Cape Verde's training. "The security guard saw me near the fans and family members wearing the players' shirts, asked me if I was with them and I said yes," he added. Journalist Rafael Falino presents goalkeeper Vozinha with a Brazilian team shirt Personal Archive Rafael gave a yellow Santos Futebol Clube shirt to goalkeeper Márcio da Rosa, also from the African team, and then presented it to Vozinha. "He really liked the gift. He sent me a message and he was a very good person. Márcio even more so, we talked a lot, even in the Instagram DM", he highlighted. Relationship with Brazil After presenting Vozinha as a gift, the journalist decided to study the goalkeeper's relationship with Brazil, discovering that he was named in honor of former full-back Josimar, who stood out with the Brazilian team in the 1986 World Cup. Josimar José Évora Dias won over Brazilian fans after revealing the origin of the nickname Vozinha. Raised by his grandparents Maria Senhorinha dos Santos and Manuel da Luz Moraes, he played ball with his elders, and his competitive spirit made him return home angry after one blow or another. His friends joked that he was running to ask his grandparents for help. Journalist Rafael Falino followed the Cape Verde National Team training Personal Archive The goalkeeper gained more than 10 million followers after winning the player of the match award in Cape Verde's World Cup debut. "It ended up that everything was conspiring to have a very strong relationship [with Brazil]. The people there [at training] also treated me very well", highlighted Rafael. Brazilian also went viral The journalist's videos with the goalkeeper have already surpassed one million views. "It's the type of 'character' and story that Brazilians like, overcoming and a lot of struggle. Apart from the humility, which is unique", said Rafael. Despite internet users' comments that the Brazil shirt was lucky for Vozinha, Rafael said he will wait for the African team's next games to confirm this superstition. In fact, he intends to watch Cape Verde's match against Saudi Arabia, on June 26th. Journalist Rafael Falino presents goalkeeper Vozinha with a Brazilian team shirt Personal Archive VIDEOS: g1 in 1 minute Santos