DEVELOPER & INDEPENDENT BUILDER

João
Cyrino.

A work in progress.
A collection of things that make me, me.

01 / THE PERSON BEHIND THE PIXELS

Always becoming.

I’ve never really liked the idea of defining myself by just one thing.

I build software, create products, and turn ideas into projects. Technology has been part of my life for years, but it’s only one of the ways I express something that has always been part of who I am: the need to explore.

That same restlessness draws me to sports, to places I’ve never been, and to challenges that force me to start from scratch all over again. I enjoy the discomfort of not knowing yet, the process of figuring out how something works, and the pursuit of becoming better at it.

Maybe that’s why I’m almost always in motion.

I can spend months obsessed with a product, hours trying to solve a technical problem, step onto the mats to train, or simply grab a backpack and go somewhere I’ve never been. At first glance, these may seem like different worlds. To me, they all come from the same curiosity.

I don’t want to build a life around a single title. I want to build things, meet people, explore the world, test my limits, and keep collecting stories, skills, and new perspectives along the way.

This website is a record of that journey, the things I build, the experiences I live, and everything that sparks enough curiosity in me to find out just how far I can take it.

Find me on GitHub

02 / TOOLS OF THE TRADE

From idea to working.

Curiosity has taken me in many different directions.

Some led me to build software, products, and businesses. Others took me onto the mats, across countries, and into challenges I knew very little about when I started.

Along the way, I’ve collected skills from very different worlds, some technical, some physical, and some impossible to put on a résumé.

BUILD: Software · Products · Businesses

COMPETE: Grappling · Training · Sports

EXPLORE: Travel · Cultures · New Experiences

LEARN: Technology · Ideas · Whatever Comes Next

Explore my repositories

03 / SELECTED INDEPENDENT PROJECTS

Ideas, made tangible.

I’ve always seen work as a way to build.

Over the years, I’ve worked with technology in different contexts, developing software, creating products, solving complex problems, and helping turn ideas into things that actually exist and can be used.

My path has taken me through companies, projects built for others, and, increasingly, my own businesses and products. Some projects grew, others changed direction, and many simply taught me something I carried into the next one.

I’m not interested in simply executing an idea. I like understanding the problem, thinking about the product, making decisions, building it, and following the entire journey until it’s out in the world.

Here are some of the things I’ve built along the way.

Been ↗ More on GitHub ↗

04 / A CONTINUING EDUCATION

Stay a student.

My relationship with learning has never been limited to a classroom.

I began my academic journey at UFMG, but at some point, I chose a different path and immersed myself in technology and entrepreneurship. That decision led me to learn in a different way: by building, making mistakes, working alongside more experienced people, and facing problems I didn’t yet know how to solve.

Years later, I decided to return to university with a different perspective. Not as the only path to learning, but as another environment to expand my knowledge, organize ideas, and explore subjects that spark my curiosity.

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

B.Sc. in Economics -- Estácio de Sá (expected 2030)

B.A. in History -- Estácio de Sá (expected 2029)

Information Systems -- Universidade Federal De Minas Gerais (UFMG) 2019 - 2020 (drop out)

05 / BEYOND THE SCREEN

Another kind of practice.

Sport has been part of my life for as long as I can remember, constantly changing shape but never really going away.

From swimming to fighting, from training on the mats to exploring beneath the surface of the ocean, I’ve always been drawn to activities that challenge both body and mind.

Each one has taught me something different. Swimming taught me discipline, rhythm, and endurance. Martial arts taught me how to deal with pressure, discomfort, and the reality that there is always someone better to learn from. Diving opened an entirely different world, one where staying calm, being aware of your surroundings, and respecting your limits matter more than strength.