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Neymar was sent off after the final whistle after Brazil's defeat by Colombia
The Barcelona star was banned for four games after Copa America red card
He seems to be enjoying his spare time before pre-season begins again
The 23-year-old had some fun with friends as he wore a fancy dress outfit

Published: 10:04 EDT, 4 July 2015 | Updated: 10:04 EDT, 4 July 2015

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Brazil star Neymar seems to be enjoying himself while he can following his return from the Copa America and ahead of a return to pre-season training.

The 23-year-old took to Instagram to post some pictures of him with his friends, in which he is wearing fancy dress - with a straw hat, and has drawn on a monobrow and a goatee beard.

He also posted a video which shows him without the straw hat or goatee, and his friends - some with straw hats on - singing Brazilian artist Alexandre Pires' latest song 'Barraqueira'.

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Neymar posted a series of selfies, including one which featured fellow Brazil forward Robinho, and other friends, all wearing straw hats, but not going to the same lengths as him with their looks.

The Barcelona star was sent off after the final whistle of Brazil's 1-0 defeat by Colombia in the Copa America and handed a four-game ban which ended his tournament last month.

He made the decision to head home from Chile rather than stay to watch his team-mates in action.

The forward will be hoping to more of an make an impact for his club than he did for Brazil when they begin the new season on the back of their treble success last season.