As a country made up of diverse cultures and nationalities, South Africa is certainly a vibrant and colourful mix and with the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ only a few months away, this will become even more apparent as team colours from around the world are brought out for the 2010 party.
Carlos Rodrigues Pereira is a 24 year old finance student, and is a second generation Portuguese-South African, his grandfather having immigrated to South Africa with his mother in 1965.
“People like myself and a lot of my friends, have all been born in South Africa, while our grandparents or parents immigrated here, so we all have strong Portuguese and South African roots. We will all support Portugal in the World Cup. It feels like my home team,” says Pereira.
Pereira believes the Portuguese team will receive a lot of attention during the World Cup. “People are going crazy already with the fact that the team has made it into the finals, so you can only imagine what it is going to be like when the tournament starts. I think people are going to see more Portuguese flags than any other nation, bar South Africa, during 2010,” says Pereira.