The passion I had for being a goalkeeper made me follow the career of Rogerio Ceni.

I have lots of meaningful tattoos, also some others are for just passion.

I have tattooed the names of my parents, my wife, my two kids, my brothers. Those are the most important ones for me.

My daughter's Portuguese.

I like everything about Manchester City.

With Pep Guardiola, City are growing more and more.

Brazil is well served for goalkeepers, many who have not been to the World Cup are very good.

I'm not sure if I would be able to do set-pieces, but I'm good at penalties, either using power or technique on shooting it.

I hope one day to return to Benfica.

I want to finish in Portugal, in Benfica.

When I played in the Benfica youth teams, they would always call me to play in midfield if someone was missing and I didn't ever embarrass myself.

I was always comfortable with the ball at my feet, and this helps me during games. I think it's a natural talent.

One of my coaches encouraged me to try it. In the beginning, I didn't want to take any free-kicks but he pushed me to do it. Then I started scoring a few goals and everything changed.

It's something I've been working on since I started out at Sao Paulo, and over time I've tried to improve my skills. But even when I played in the local academy, I was trying to show off some ability with my feet. I actually scored several free-kicks.

I'm good at penalties, either using power or technique when I'm shooting.

I'd like to score.

I started playing as a full-back, but it's hard to chase quick forwards, especially for me as I'm not particularly quick.

I used to play as a 'goleiro-linha,' it's a goalkeeper that plays a lot with his feet.

I have always been skilful with my feet.

When I started playing football, I started as a left-defender. Maybe I wasn't very talented in that position but I knew that something good could come out of it. I got some skills with my feet and that helped me a lot later on. Those qualities have helped me a lot in my career.

When I was nine or ten, I had a chat with my coach and I asked if I could play in goal. I started playing as a goalkeeper and it was love at first sight. Only a goalkeeper knows how it is.

Whether I use the long kick all depends on the moment, only at certain stages of the game.

I don't practise it that much, maybe two or three times a week. It's a natural skill that I have, to hit long balls, so I don't need to practise it every day.

When I play with my friends, I always play as a midfielder.

I think futsal helped me a lot when I was 11 or 12 years old. It helped me to think quicker and look for the passing lines. I think I managed to move those lessons to 11-a-side football.

The role of a goalkeeper in Pep's team is like the 11th outfield player on the pitch, in terms of the build-up, the pressing. I think it's more difficult. There is a bigger responsibility because you can't afford to make any mistakes. If you do, it probably ends in an opposition goal.

Even before I'm on the ball, I'm always looking to see where I can pass the ball.

I've always been very good at playing long balls. That was an attribute that my old club Benfica used to exploit because you can't be offside from a goal-kick.

Despite football being my job, it's also good fun and it's a way that children enjoy themselves.

When a child falls over and gets injured, he gets back up and carries on playing. It's no different for me.

I think modern football has evolved a lot. Goalkeepers do several things during the game.

If there is a chance to ever take a penalty I am going to ask the manager and I would do it!

That is very important, to play with your feet, it is very important to know how to read the game and obviously save balls and also handle the pressure when it comes to the crunch time.

I help a lot in the build up and the long balls as well. But mainly I would say a goalkeeper must be a calm person to cope with the pressure to handle when you make a mistake. I think that's really important and it helps you a lot to develop your skills.

I remember my father used to wake up at 4 A.M. He woke me up as well. We would leave home together, he was going to work and I continued my walk to catch the bus. I had my training session with Sao Paulo in the morning. I had to take two buses to the point I could take the club bus.

I'm a happy person.

I remember sometimes a difficulty and I realise that it taught me something or it helped me later on. The difficulties in the past are the wins in the present.

There are a lot of people that might not like tattoos; I respect it. For me, it's my passion, so the same way I respect their view, I'd like everyone to respect my passion for tattoos.

In the European competition, when the knockout rounds start, it's always 50-50.

At Benfica, I started playing because the starting goalkeeper got injured.

I think it's a matter of taking advantage of your opportunities in life.

When I started playing as a boy, a lot of people were asking, 'If you don't make it, what are you going to do?' But in my head, I was always repeating to myself, 'I'm going to become a football player.'

Lots of times I have to leave the goal to block a ball.

My team-mates always offer me lots of lines to pass, so that ends up being easier for my role.

We will only celebrate when we are champions and not before.

I always train as a goalkeeper. I never train outside the goal.

My goal is to defend our goal, save shots and not concede goals. But one thing that could happen is to score a goal from my penalty box to the other box directly.

There is always room for improvement.

I am working on my English skills that will help me on the pitch. Communication between each other makes our job much easier.

If we do the build-up so well, it's because our players always offer me different options to pass the ball, so that makes it easier. With calm and with quality on the pass, it always works out. Of course, you need to have the courage and be very cool to play that way, because any mistake can end up in a goal conceded.