Brazil legend Adriano, 40, goes public with 21-year-old girlfriend Ceu Oliveira before swiftly deleting Instagram post
BRAZIL legend Adriano has confirmed he is dating a 21-year-old beauty days after celebrating his 40th birthday.
The retired striker posted photos on his social media showing him planting a kiss on stunning Ceu Oliveira’s lips and putting his arms round her as they celebrated a break together in the holiday resort of Buzios, east of Rio de Janeiro
The pair are believed to have been dating for around a month and have been partying at a local carnival.
Ex-Brazilian international Adrian, whose career declined after battles with alcohol and depression, was first linked to keep-fit fanatic Ceu last month when he invited the pretty blonde along to his 40th birthday celebration with family and friends at a restaurant near his home in Rio.
Ceu, Adriano’s first proper girlfriend since he broke up with medical student Laisa Lemos in June last year, got tongues wagging by posting a selfie snap of herself with the former Inter Milan star and writing 'I wish you all the happiness in the world. Happy Birthday', alongside a heart emoji.
The photos the former footballer posted online, showing his new girlfriend looking stunning in a tiny blue bikini as she cuddled up to her famous partner on a beach, left fans in no doubt he has fallen in love again.
Local reports said they had reached Buzios by helicopter with friends and are staying in a luxury mansion Adriano owns in the resort.
He was first linked to Rio-born nursing student Ceu days after it was reported he had allegedly cheered himself up after a failed transfer by spending £13,000 on 18 prostitutes.
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Brazilian publication Extra said he consoled himself after a move to French outfit Le Havre fell through at the last minute in 2015 by flying back from France to Rio and taking the sex workers to a private party at a motel until the early hours of the morning.
Last March it was claimed the 2004 Copa America winner, famous for his antics off the pitch, had secretly rekindled his relationship with two stunning ex-girlfriends at the same time.
They were named at the time as Victoria Moreira and Micaela Mesquita.
And in January Adriano was warned he was facing a fine and a driving ban for allegedly refusing a breath test and being caught driving without a licence.
Adriano, whose last club was Miami United which he left on May 2016, is not the only great Brazilian footballer dating a woman nearly half his age.
Brazil legend Romario, 56, recently revealed he is dating pretty Marcelle Ceolin, 31.
Last week they jetted to the Atlantic Ocean paradise of Fernando de Noronha, 220 miles off Brazil’s north-east coast, for their first holiday together.
They posted selfie photos of them enjoying themselves on a beach soon after arriving before heading to the wedding of friends in a quaint church and an ocean-front party afterwards.
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