Player Lincoln Henrique’s wife says she was a victim of xenophobia in Portugal

The wife of football player Lincoln Henrique, who played for Red Bull Bragantino in the 2024 season, used social media to report that she was a victim of xenophobia on the second day of 2025, in Porto, Portugal. On vacation with her family in the Portuguese city, where the couple owns a property, Adriana shared details of the episode that allegedly occurred in the parking lot of a gym.

“I was trying to park the car in a space and, suddenly, a woman started shouting and insulting me,” said the influencer.

Adriana even apologized, but the woman continued to scream. “I heard perfectly: ‘Go back to your country, go back to Brazil, because you come here to mess up!’ I didn’t react. I didn’t understand why there was so much aggression because I was Brazilian”, said the influencer, who even tried to record the insults, but the situation got worse.

According to Adriana, the woman became even more aggressive. “She threatened to break my cell phone and said she would drag me by my hair to my country. She came towards me and physically attacked me. She called me a ‘cow’ and told me to ‘go back to Brazil'”, reported Adriana, who showed the marks on the face and neck.

This Wednesday (3), Adriana told the F5 who is still shaken by the episode. “I’ve never been through a situation like this in my life. It’s unacceptable. We managed to identify this woman and I’ve already started a process. I went to the police station in Porto, and the police officer was super attentive. I also did a forensic examination. I saw these situations on the internet, but I never thought it would happen to me.”

Finally, she blurted out. “I keep asking myself how human beings like this can exist. We cannot allow xenophobia and violence to become normal”, declared Adriana, who intends to remain in the Portuguese city. “I’m going to stay here. I’m going to live here, and Lincoln should go back to play in Türkiye.”