Brasil Nguyen (real name Nguyen Nam Hieu, born in 1995) is a familiar face to Vietnamese music and film lovers.
Before being known as a travel blogger, he was a musician behind many songs by famous artists such as Son Tung M-TP, Ho Ngoc Ha, Bich Phuong, Soobin Hoang Son, Ung Hoang Phuc, Dan Truong..., and also participated in acting in some movies and sitcoms.
In 2026, Brasil Nguyen became the first Vietnamese travel blogger to be directly invited by FIFA to work at the World Cup. The journey lasting more than a month in North America not only helped him set a new record but also brought memorable meetings with top football stars in the world.
Among them, Cristiano Ronaldo is the character who left the most emotions. Brasil Nguyen said that he followed the Portuguese team from EURO 2024 with the desire to meet his idol, but at that time he could only stand from afar.
Two years later, at the 2026 World Cup, the last chance also came when he collaborated with Brazilian sports channel Cazé TV (this is the leading famous sports television channel in Brazil) to interview Ronaldo after the match in Toronto.
I jokingly asked that in four years the World Cup will take place in his home country of Portugal, do you think you will lift the trophy in Lisbon? Ronaldo laughed out loud and asked back from which station I came from that I had such interesting questions," Brasil Nguyen told reporters.
According to the male travel blogger, the conversation took place in an open atmosphere. Before ending, Cristiano Ronaldo also shared his wish to come to Vietnam one day if he had the opportunity to rest.
If Ronaldo brought joy, the meeting with Neymar was a very emotional experience. Brazilian Nguyen followed the Brazilian team from Philadelphia to Miami and had the opportunity to meet this striker after the match.
What I remember most is not the conversation but the hug for Neymar. For me, it's like a word of encouragement for the player who has dedicated many years to Brazilian football," he shared.
In particular, one of Brasil Nguyen's most memorable memories is lunch with legend Ronaldo Nazario (Rô "béo"). After the conversation, the former Brazilian player gave him a pair of Nike Mercurial R9 shoes associated with his name.
The male travel blogger said he will not sell or display the gift as a collectible but keep it as a souvenir to remind him of the special journey at the 2026 World Cup.
The shoes will always remind me that football has brought meetings that I never thought would happen in my life," Brazil Nguyen expressed.
After the World Cup, the actor and musician said he will continue his work of exploring countries, learning about indigenous cultures and recounting stories from trips, and seeing this as motivation to pursue his passion for travel in the future.
Brasil Nguyen is a prominent name on the Tiktok platform with a number of followers of more than 544,000. Brasil Nguyen has 3 times set a Guinness record: "Vietnamese people travel to 100 countries in 2 years under 30 years old"; "Vietnamese people earn income by creating sports and tourism content abroad". Recently, he was recognized by the Guinness World Records organization as the 4th record right in the journey of more than 1 month of eating and sleeping with the 2026 World Cup.
