Ronaldinho grabs attention in Tunisia

Brazilian football legend Ronaldinho has grabbed the spotlight in Tunisia, since he arrived on a visit that seems to promote Tunisian tourism, but it still raises a lot of controversy about the extent to which the authorities have succeeded in investing in reviving the tourism sector, which has suffered a noticeable stagnation in the past two years.

Ronaldinho, one of the best Brazilian footballers in history, arrived in Tunisia on Friday for a 3-day visit, at the invitation of his friend, Tunisian rapper Karim Gharbi, known as “Cadorem”.

In media statements, the singer revealed that the visit of the world champion with the Brazil national team in 2002 came to encourage visiting Tunisia with the aim of reviving its tourism and promoting it as a desirable destination, due to its beautiful natural, tourist and archaeological areas.

The visit of Ronaldinho, the Spanish star of Barcelona, ​​​​the French Barry Saint-Germain and the former Italian Milan, was a prominent event that attracted attention on social media platforms and in various media, not only because of the great reputation that he enjoys being one of the best players in the world, but also because that visit is the first One of the Brazilian football stars for Tunisia, as it comes in a difficult circumstance that the country is going through on the economic and tourism levels.

Thousands of accounts on the Facebook and Instagram platforms published photos and videos of Ronaldinho on tours that took him to the most prominent regions in Tunisia, especially the suburb of Carthage, Gammarth and Sidi Bou Said, north of the capital, Tunis.

It also included a tour of the largest streets of the capital, Tunis, Habib Bourguiba Street, and in the old city markets, where he was received by hundreds of fans and football fans, and fans of the “samba” team in Tunisia.

In addition to visiting a number of tourist areas and luxurious neighborhoods in the capital, Ronaldinho devoted part of his visit to a number of football academies in popular areas and marginalized neighborhoods, such as Qasr al-Saeed, Sidi Hussein and the Tadamon neighborhood in the west of the capital, which are the neighborhoods that are known to be the poorest areas in the capital. country.

And spread on the communication sites, videos in which Ronaldinho appeared in one of the stadiums of the private football academies in the “Qasr Al-Saeed” area, surrounded by a number of children who seemed to be overwhelmed with happiness as they welcomed him with great enthusiasm, but the tour did not last more than 30 minutes, according to what was reported. Bloggers on the Internet.