I have learned that you need to have patience, perseverance, and faith in people to reach your goals.
I was ready to give up football, but I lifted my head, and I went to Belo Horizonte with just the money for an outward ticket for the last trial I had, with America MG. If I didn't make it, I had no money to get home to Espiritu Santo, 600 kilometres away. I gave my all that morning, and I passed.
I feel really good at Everton. My team-mates are helping me with my confidence on the field, and that is vital. And being part of the Brazil national team has been really important for my morale and a positive thing for my confidence.
The pigeon dance came from a group from Rio de Janeiro who had a song in around 2012. A trend was started when I did the dance at home. Everyone started copying me.
I haven't got enough fingers to count the number of clubs who rejected me.
I always want to do whatever it takes - whatever I possibly can - to help my team-mates on the pitch.
I want to have a lot of success with Everton.
Teams are already marking me individually: they are putting two players there on my side. Unfortunately, it's difficult, but I'm doing what I can. I'm facing them. I'm making assists. I'm trying to score my goals.
I want to continue to score goals.
I had no trainers to play, so I went barefoot. Everyone else had trainers. I also remember running 9 km. to training one day with ripped trainers. The sock kept coming out of the shoe, so I'd have to stop and tuck it in.
I am a calm person, and I know my responsibilities. I will show it on the field.
Yerry Mina's a great guy. He's also a great dancer! When he played for Palmeira,s he'd always celebrate with a dance. We became friends, and I speak to him regularly.
Mum obviously did not earn much money to feed me and my siblings. She worked hard to raise us, but there was always something missing.
I feel at home and very happy with the national team. Even with the responsibility, I am very proud I can go and be in that environment.
I used to sell candy and ice creams in the street, and I worked in the fields to help my parents.
I am intending to work hard, score goals, and get assists.
I had the yellow mohican when I was 13, 14. I didn't quite pull it off, though, because I didn't really have the right hair products. It would stay up for five minutes and then just flop down.
I thought about the problems I had growing up: how I prioritised football over school, but people were telling me I wouldn't make it, that it wasn't possible. The thing is, I did make it, thanks to my own will and determination and the help of some people I had around me in my hometown.
Living in Rio is dangerous sometimes.
I used to work selling ice lollies and sweets on the road. I worked at a car wash as well.
