Doha, Qatar

Feijoada is a stew of beans with sausages. Most Goans find it irresistible and so do the Portuguese. It is likely one of the many culinary issues which have been adopted by lock, inventory and barrel by the Goans from the colonial rulers.
The Feijoada and all issues Portuguese, together with its delicacies, will take centre stage this weekend in Doha, Qatar’s capital, as Portugal’s high most supporter Carlos Brum, is heading to Qatar on the invitation of the Supreme Committee, the organisers of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
On September 9, he’ll attend the Lusail Tremendous Cup, at Lusail Stadium, between Al Hilal SFC – the winner of the Saudi Skilled League and Zamalek SC – the winner of the Egyptian Premier League, the identical venue which is able to host the World Cup remaining with Brum trying ahead to the Friday match.
The Portuguese nationwide’s extraordinary globetrotting file speaks for him. As and when he lands at Hamad Worldwide Airport in Doha, it is going to be his 187th nation, which he has visited thus far, fairly a file. His journey journey started as a 19-year-old in 1977, beginning with the African continent adopted by the Americas.
Portugal’s adepto No 1 has been to 5 World Cups, three of these he has attended travelling by caravan with a street journey from Portugal to Germany (2006) and the following one to South Africa (2010) additionally by street and the final World Cup in Russia additionally travelling by street. He’s eagerly awaiting and counting the times to undertake his fourth one to Qatar.
For the unversed, Brum is a self-confessed foodie and a beautiful chef, who likes to prepare dinner scrumptious meals for his pals and gamers throughout his travels.
Again and again he has ready lip-smacking Portuguese dishes which many nationwide staff gamers and coaches have relished and cleaned until the final drop on their plates.
It was on the 2006 World Cup in Germany that Pauleta (Portuguese soccer participant) got here to his caravan to eat Portuguese Feijoada cooked by him.
“I’ll prepare dinner on the street journey and in addition in Qatar for the Qatar folks and serve them fantastic Portuguese meals. All my pals say I am an amazing prepare dinner and if they are saying, I should be. I had some Portuguese gamers come to the bus and in addition the President of Portuguese federation and different committee members and eat meals with me and my pals — Caldeirada de Peixe throughout the 2006 Germany World Cup and Portugal participant Pauleta ate Feijoada ready by me in Germany.”
“In Armenia throughout the Euro Cup, coach Filipe Scolari got here to the bus to eat my mom’s Bacalhau and a few gamers got here to eat Portuguese bread and cheese,” stated the 64-year-old.
At this yr’s World Cup, he’s heading to Qatar in his Caravan together with two different pals, however as and when he lands in Doha on Wednesday evening he’ll get a primary glimpse of the nation.
“I want all one of the best to the organisers of the World Cup and the Qatar folks and to all of the individuals who might be in Qatar for the 2022 World Cup a beautiful time, with a lot of enjoyable, peace and love… Carlos, Lucia and Rechonchudo are coming and we are going to convey you’re keen on, peace and enjoyable… Salam Qatar,” Brum stated forward of his journey to Qatar.
“I’ve been planning this journey to Qatar for the reason that second I got here to know Qatar will host the World Cup in 2022, it was a bit sophisticated to get every thing organised for the journey like cash, meals, restore of the automobile, tickets, visas, documentation for the automobile to indicate on the borders and get crucial permissions for journey, all insurances, and extra,” stated the store proprietor, who makes his residing promoting treasured stones, semi-precious, and silver jewelry in Portugal.
“For me, in addition to the matches, I like to see the character, the folks, and the cultures of the international locations we drive by, and I like to get pleasure from all the enjoyment, it’s a cup with all these fantastic folks from all of the world, ultimately, we’re one world, one folks, one love,” stated Brum, who was born in Terceira island, a small island in the midst of the Antarctic Ocean within the Azores Archipelago, which was the capital of Portugal for 2 totally different durations of time and town by no means got here below Spaniard’s occupations of 60 years whereas the remainder of the nation was dominated by Spain.
The Portuguese is happy forward of his street journey to Qatar and stated that almost all issues are prepared and solely have to be mounted on the technical entrance and he’s hoping to have a good time in Qatar.
“We expect it is going to be a beautiful World Cup. Inshallah, we are going to get pleasure from Qatar, the folks, the cultures, the meals, the ocean, and the desert. I like desert land, sand, sand, sand, and palm bushes,” stated Brum, who’ll depart for Qatar on September 20 in his caravan together with his two different companions.
He isn’t new to the Center East having travelled earlier to the Center East in Egypt, Jordan, Dubai, Kuwait, Syria.
“We’ll drive from Portugal by Spain, France, Switzerland, Austria, Czech Republic and on September 24 we are going to watch a Portuguese match in Prague, then we are going to go to Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia, Macedonia, Greece, Bulgaria, Turkey, Georgia, Armenia, Iran then boat to Oman, Saudi Arabia and eventually Doha, Qatar… inshallah,” he stated about his Qatar street journey which sees him cowl 10,500 kms in his caravan.
“We have now every thing we’d like, it’s identical to a one-room house, small however monumental charisma that no cash should buy, the caravan is the bus of all Portugal.”
For the second, Brum and his pals are avoiding the Iraq path to Qatar explaining the explanation he stated: “Iraq should be a beautiful nation, very massive and with historic tradition (Babylonia) certain a lot to see there, however in the meanwhile by political causes I believe it is going to be a hazard to go along with a automobile with overseas plates, it’s a pity as a result of it’s a nation I’d love to go to, however in the meanwhile will not be the proper time for it.”
Brum has many tales to inform of his travels, that features his travels to Goa, which he has visited 20 occasions beginning together with his first one in 1983, and final one in 2018.
Brum is aware of a number of the North Goa seashores just like the again of his hand and is trying ahead to visiting the previous Portuguese colony subsequent yr.
“I like Goa. I just like the Outdated Goa, Chapora, Anjuna and Arambol seashores, I already have a visa two weeks again and I’ll journey to India in February 2023. In India, I’ve been to Calcutta, Delhi, Bombay, Jaipur, Manali, Kashmir, Puskar, Agra, and so many different locations.”
Brum, who began his journey hitchhiking carries shades of his hippie life with him and misses the hippie period of the 70, and 80s.
“I travelled world wide hitchhiking throughout my pretty hippie occasions,” he provides.
By the way, Jorge Franco, with whom he travelled to a couple World Cups can be taking the Caravan journey from Portugal to Qatar accompanied by two different pals in a separate bus.