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Lewis Hamilton ‘honoured’ to be in line for Brazilian citizenship and reveals Neymar invites him over every year

, Lewis Hamilton ‘honoured’ to be in line for Brazilian citizenship and reveals Neymar invites him over every year

FORMULA ONE star Lewis Hamilton has revealed he would be “honoured” if he were made an honorary citizen of Brazil.

The 37-year-old Brit has always been open on his love for the South American country.

Hamilton revealed he would be “honoured” if he were made an honorary citizen of Brazil
The F1 star took to social media in response to a Brazilian article about him becoming a Brazilian citizen

Hamilton took a Brazilian flag onto the podium with him after he won last year’s F1 Grand Prix in Sao Paulo.

And evidently the love is reciprocated, with a bill to make Hamilton an honorary citizen currently pending in Brazilian parliament.

Mercedes driver Hamilton posted a screenshot of a Brazilian article on the subject to his Twitter account, captioning the post “I’d be honoured.”

The headline of the article read: “Bill could give Hamilton the title of honorary citizen of Brazil.”

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Elsewhere Hamilton jetted out to Brazil this week to speak at a business event, where he revealed he is invited to the country every year by football superstar Neymar and surfer Gabriel Medina.

The F1 star gushed: “I want to spend more time here in Brazil…It is such a beautiful culture.

“I’ve only been to Rio and Sao Paulo, but I want to come back for Christmas, New Year or something.”

“Neymar invites me every year, and Gabriel invites me every year, but I never had the chance…I’m waiting for my Brazilian passport.”

That passport might not be too far away either.

Presidential candidate Ciro Gomes wrote on Twitter: “Hamilton, you already live in our hearts. With the honorary citizenship, you will be even closer to us.”

Hamilton continued his love-affair with the nation on Wednesday with a Twitter post that was just emojis of the Brazilian flag.

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And he also retweeted a picture uploaded by a fan of him holding aloft the Brazilian flag following his victory in Sao Paulo last year.

The connections to the country continue, with Hamilton winning his first ever F1 world championship in Brazil way back in 2008.

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At the time it saw him beat hometown hero Felipe Massa to the championship following a dramatic last lap overtake.

Clearly though the bridges between Hamilton and people of Brazil have since been rebuilt.

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