One of the heroes of the sixth championship, Petkovic never tires of receiving tributes. In a honeymoon period with the city of Rio de Janeiro, the Serbian has already had his feet immortalized on the Maracanã Walk of Fame, received the title of citizen of Rio at the State Legislative Assembly, and on Thursday night, he celebrated the percussionists and community of the Portela samba school in Madureira, a suburb of Rio. Check out the images taken by photographer Gilvan de Souza, from Diário LANCE!.

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"I've been a Portela fan for the third year in a row, and I've never hidden my love for this school. In 2008, we finished fourth, and this year, third, but it was unfair. We got ten points the whole time, and in the last category, they gave us nine. I'll do everything I can to help Portela regain its place, which is always at the top. I hope Portela wins the championship just like Flamengo did," said the player, in an interview with journalist Sidney Rezende's website.