The opening ceremony was good, although I missed it.

My wife Mariana is a good photographer too and, like me, she just picks up a camera and takes a picture when she sees something, rather than looking too deeply into it.

When you're walking onto a bus and trying to get there before the person in front of you, that's a different level of competition than playing in front of 80,000 people.

When you live by the sea, there are definite seasons when you can see the weather coming and going, which lends itself to photography.

Why go now? That is the question people asked when I announced I was retiring. A combination of things made me feel it was all drawing to a natural end.

We spent a lot of time on the beach when I was young so I'd also take pictures of seaweed and crabs.

Ramires is involved in everything he does.