Eduardo, 27, says he is happy in Ukraine where the settling-in process has been assisted by a state-of-the-art training facility, an Emirates-style 50, 000-seater stadium and a squad featuring six Brazilians and his Croatia team-mate Dario Srna.
Its residents have historically been diverse, with Jews building one of the first Long Island synagogues and African-Americans settling in the cozy Azurest section.