A Body: Fate and chance are two sides of the same coin. Both are considered powerful forces ruling the universe and the answer to many questions we face throughout life. You can attribute the birth of this man to fate or chance, it’s your call, but according to his mother, he was conceived during foreplay with no penetration when she was 18 and, obviously, the boyfriend didn’t believe her and left. Years later he made a few attempts to see his son, but even 50 years after his birth, the man, whose body you’re staring at, still chooses to identify himself as fatherless, just as it is stated on his birth certificate. Unfortunately, by fate or chance, he had a few step fathers during childhood, including an abusive and alcoholic one, who beat and mistreated him, his mother and grandmother. The boy tried to fight back for himself, mom and grandma but was constantly overpowered. In one instance, he stood up to protect his grandmother and ended up with a broken finger. It was during this incident that his mother finally called the police, leading to the end of the abusive relationship. Growing up in a troubled home, he found solace in his lifelong passion: music. Having no money to buy instruments, he made his own using elastic bands, recording the experiments on K7 tapes with an old radio mic he had at home, the same he used to produce radio soap operas at the age of 9. Years later he got his first guitar, gifted by a decent stepfather and wrote his first song at 17. Today he holds an impressive record of 300 songs and 3 albums released. It’s no surprise he dodged the corporate world and got a job in show business, working for a TV channel for over 30 years during which he got married 3 times until deciding it was best to remain by himself for while, until the heart does its magic again. By fate or by chance. A Dream: Make a living from his art A Regret: Being afraid of crossing limits BDR #12 a body, a dream, a regret. A photojournalistic series in 52 chapters by Victor Ribeiro.