He's spoken previously about playing against Neymar at the poker tables, and now fellow PokerStars Ambassador Rafael Moraes is confident that players like the footballing star can help continue growing poker in Brazil.
PokerNews caught up with Moraes ahead of the Brazilian Series of Poker stop in Sao Paulo to see what the Brazilian has been up to, and talk about why Brazilians love poker so much.
Excited for the BSOP
Moraes himself won a BSOP title earlier this year, and is confident that the latest stop will be an overwhelming success.