Arsenal striker Eduardo can see more Brazilians following his lead and pledging their international futures to other nations.
The Croatia international told ZOO magazine: "I came to Croatia to play football when I was 16 and, although I'll always be Brazilian, my heart is with Croatia because that's where I became a man. I learned a lot in Croatia - like what snow looks like!
"There are more and more Brazilians playing in the leagues out there now. After I got into the national team, they saw I was doing well and started to see it as a place they could come and play their football."
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