Andreas Pereira always dreamed of playing for Brazil

Andreas Pereira discusses his journey to playing for Brazil ahead of their Copa America game against Paraguay.

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00:00I was born in Belgium. My parents are Brazilian.

00:05A lot of people think my mother is Belgian, but my parents are Brazilian.

00:11My whole family is Brazilian.

00:13I was born there because my father used to play football in Belgium.

00:17I grew up there, but I always had a strong connection with Brazil, with my family.

00:24Every year, I used to come with my mother to Brazil, visit my family, visit Brazil.

00:31I always had a strong connection with Brazil.

00:35I always felt like a foreigner outside of Brazil.

00:39In Belgium, I was always treated like a foreigner.

00:43When I had the opportunity to defend Brazil, it was my biggest dream to be here.

00:53I'm living a dream.