Wolves’ decision to sack Vítor Pereira didn’t just make headlines in England. It sent Brazilian social media into overdrive, as compiled by [**Diario de Pernambuco**](https://www.diariodepernambuco.com.br/esportes-dp/internacional/2025/11/amp/11699500-vitor-pereira-e-demitido-pelo-lanterna-wolverhampton-e-brasileiros-provocam-nas-redes-do-clube.html).
Within an hour of the club’s official post confirming his dismissal, more than 23,000 likes and thousands of comments had piled up, most of them from gleeful fans back home.
There was little sympathy for the Portuguese coach, who had already built up a long list of enemies during his controversial spells with Corinthians and Flamengo.
_“He didn’t work at Flamengo, didn’t work at Corinthians, and didn’t work at Wolves. Who’s next?”_, wrote one of the most liked users.
_“His mother-in-law got worse again?”_ joked another – and that one was brutally predictable. His abrupt exit from Corinthians in 2022, citing his mother-in-law’s illness as the main reason before joining Flamengo weeks later, remains one of Brazilian football’s most infamous soap operas.
He had actually finished that 2022 season with decent results, leading the team to the Copa do Brasil final, but his abrupt decision to leave left a bitter taste. What followed made things worse.
At Flamengo, expectations were sky-high, but the Portuguese coach never managed to settle. He lost several decisive matches, including three minor cup finals, and was dismissed after just a few months in charge. For fans of both clubs, he left through the back door.
Pereira never escaped his reputation in Brazil. So when the news broke from Wolves, it wasn’t just about a manager losing his job. It was about a couple of Brazilian fanbases getting one last laugh.