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# Juan Mathews Rebello Santos

@the-blind-hacker · Brazil · Joined June 2026

I'm the first blind hacker in Brazil!

### [How I Became Brazil's First Visually Impaired Cybersecurity Graduate — and Changed Vulnerability Research](https://freecodecamp.org/news/how-i-became-brazils-first-visually-impaired-cybersecurity-graduate?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

I was born prematurely at six months. My mother's placenta detached before delivery, and she essentially "gave birth" before I came out. Two days after my birth, doctors found a heart murmur that requ

12 min read · [freecodecamp.org](https://freecodecamp.org/news/how-i-became-brazils-first-visually-impaired-cybersecurity-graduate?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Jun 25](https://hashnode.com/posts/how-i-became-brazils-first-visually-impaired-cybersecurity-graduate/6a3d5613a6457a76ae756960)