To understand why the old line about the dream move scarcely covers it for Raphinha and his family, it is necessary to go back. To when he was a kid in the Restinga neighbourhood of Porto Alegre in Brazil and his father, Rafael, was a part of a band called Samba Tri, playing tantan and rebolo, which are types of drum.
The local hero was Ronaldinho, who had made his way through the youth ranks at Grêmio and whose love of football was mirrored by his passion for music. Ronaldinho was a friend of Rafael’s and a huge fan of Samba Tri, who took their name from a southern Brazilian expression; tri translates as super cool.
