A biography for Hulkhasn’t been written yet.
“I respect footballers of any skin colour and any sexual orientation.”
“On the field, I will leave everything there and give my life to help the team, whatever it is. I do it out of passion.”
“I come from the bottom of the social ladder and now I have a good life.”
“I will always continue to work hard and keep my feet on the ground, regardless of whether I stay at Porto.”
“I have a lot of affection for Porto but who would not want to play for Barcelona with the quality they have?”
“If the time has come to leave Porto, the club and its fans will forever have a place in my heart. I can only thank them for all the affection they've shown me.”
“The biggest challenge in Russia was the cold weather at first but after playing games at -12, I think I am settling down quickly.”
“Those fans who abuse people of a different colour or gays just do not think at all.”
“In England, there are some great teams, the style of play is great and so is the competition.”
“Felipao gives me total freedom to play to the best of my abilities.”
“Scolari is just an incredible guy off the pitch.”
“When it comes to transfers, I leave everything with my agent.”
“I love the Premier League and La Liga, I follow them on TV when I can.”
“There are days when things do not go your way.”
“I like to dribble. I like to turn heads with the ball.”
“I went out of Brazil very early, so the people in Brazil didn't know me well. So they didn't support me so much. I was never intimidated by this because I always knew that I had to go to the field and do my job.”
“In spite of the fact that Russian is very tough, I think that I can find enough strength in myself to learn it.”
“I'm a person who doesn't hold any grudges.”
“I always had the dream to play for Brazil, and that dream has come true already.”
“Those of us who play in big teams are already accustomed to the pressure of the crowd.”