Brazil: Airplane carrying soccer star Neymar made emergency landing

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – On Tuesday, June 21, the private plane carrying the Brazilian PSG striker Neymar and several family members had to make an emergency landing due to a malfunction.

The aircraft was traveling from the United States, where the soccer player was spending his vacations with his girlfriend Bruna Biancardi, his sister Rafaella and his friends, to Rio de Janeiro.

However, a problem in the windshield made the pilot land at Boa Vista airport in Roraima state to avoid an accident and bring the travelers to safety.

“Due to a small problem in the windshield of the plane of the company NR Sports, where the athlete Neymar Jr., his sister Rafaella Santos and Bruna Biancardi were, the pilot decided, as a precaution, to make an early landing in Boa Vista, until the problem can be solved,” said the player’s press office.

It is not known which flight Neymar took to continue to his destination, but after a few hours, he posted a message on his social networks to reassure his followers.

“I’m passing by to thank you for all the messages, but everything is fine, and we are already on our way home. It was just a scare,” said the striker.

The Cessna 680 Citation aircraft, which belongs to the firm Neymar Sport E-Marketing, was manufactured in 2008 and cost about US$18 million.