Carlos Junior does not watch or listen to soccer games the way most soccer fans do. Instead, the 31-year-old massage therapist who is deaf and blind experiences the game with the help of interpreters using touch communication and a model soccer field to recount the passes, goals and fouls of his favorite team.
Junior’s love of soccer and his way of following the World Cup moved many in Latin America’s largest nation after a friend posted a video of him keeping up with Brazil’s group game against Costa Rica. The video caught the attention of international media and has been shared and seen by millions online.