My name is Tiago (pronounced chee-ah-goe), and I am just a regular guy. I love to play soccer, but am too far out of shape to do it very well. I love to sing, and write music and poetry. But I have so much of me in those things that my insecurities don't let them see the public eye much. That has changed a bit as I have become a part of the community here at FC, and become more comfortable. The most recent evidence of this is the "Coming Out Day" page I authored with submissions from all over FC and beyond. You can check it out by clicking on the banner below. I don't have the patience to play any instrument well, but I am mediocre on several. I have enough years behind me to be vague about their number, but not so many that I cherish those behind me more than those ahead. I LOVE thunderstorms, but hate being alone in them. (a strange side-effect of this is my habit of visiting beautiful men when the forecast is for rain.)

I am a bit of a strange bird. My Mom was Brazilian, and my Dad from the US. I have lived both places, and love them both for different reason, just like my parents. It is hard to say whether I am more Brazilian or American. In my mind I hate to make distinctions like that. I guess you'll just have to get to know me and decide for yourself.


Against my better judgement, and at the insistence of some close friends, I have included this picture so that you can see what I look like.

This page may develop slowly, but it will develop. I have been "a thing, wild and out of control" for much of my life, and I will not allow this site to suffer the pains of such a way of life. (Though I cherish the part of me that those times forged) I would prefer for the page to discover itself, become strong in that discovery, and live on unashamedly in it. It will be a place for me to do the same. All stories have a beginning. Who can guess where this one will end. Courage grows, like any flower, and likewise can be nurtured.