PWA Athletes

Biography

1st PWA event Fuerteventura Freestyle 2003

2009 8th overall PWA Wave & 4th Freestyle
2008 ranked 2nd overall PWA Freestyle
2007 won Cabo Verde "Boards" Super session
2006 ranked 10th wave, 7th freestyle

I was born in Fortaleza-Ceará, the windiest place in Brazil and my father and uncle together had more than 12 national champion titles. I grew just watching them racing. When I was 4 years old I was already sailing my Bic kids. By 7, racing slalom against women. Then came the time that PWA were holding races at Fortaleza. At this time I was sailing waves and it gave a big push for my windsurfing wishes and skill. Then, when I was 11, I finished 2nd in Brazilian Formula championship (under 18). By 12 I went to Maui to my first time. It was March/April (2002) and sailing there I was invited by Anders Bringdal to use his boards, so he started giving me boards to race. Also got Naish sails to give me rigs. In November 2002 I won the Ceará waves contest over all sailor. After this I heard we were going to have freestyle races at Jeri (finished 8th) and I started doing freestyle tricks. Now I can do almost all tricks. As also having good friends that are racing the tour (Diony, Kauli, Konan, Ricardo etc...) having windsurf and school as main goals in my life, and after my second season at Maui, last March/April 2003, when I practiced a lots with my friends, they told me that it was already time to start learning how to race against professional sailors.

Windsurfing Ambitions: To make good friends around the world, learning different languages and cultures and specially learning how to behavior while competing. Also to look for a mental and physical strength. Life in places like Brazil is not so easy. I also know that there aren’t many sailor at my age with same skill and sure no one loves windsurfing more than I do, I see a gap to become one of the best in the future.
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Sailor history

5-time World Champion - 4 Wave (2024, 2023, 2022, 2013) & 1 Freestyle (2007)

2025 Men's Wave Vice-World Champion

2025 4th Tenerife, 2nd Gran Canaria Gloria Windsurf World Cup, 1st Maui Pro-Am, 1st Chile Surazo Infernal World Cup, 1st Japan

2019 Ranked 2nd overall wave, 3rd Gran Canaria, 5th Tenerife, 2nd Sylt, 5th Maui
2018 2nd Gran Canaria, 6th Tenerife, ranked 5th overall, 9th Sylt
2017 Ranked 3rd overall wave, 2nd Sylt, 5th Gran Canaria, 4th Tenerife
2016 Ranked 3rd overall wave, 2nd Tenerife, 5th Gran Canaria Wind & Waves Festival, 9th Sylt wave, 2nd NoveNove Aloha Classic
2015 Ranked 7th overall wave, 3rd KIA Cold Hawaii, 9th NoveNove Aloha Classic
2014 Ranked 4th overall, 3rd Gran Canaria PWA wave, 3rd La Torche, 3rd Starboard Severne Aloha Classic
2013 PWA Wave World Champion
1st 2013 Kia Cold Hawaii PWA World Cup
2011 Ranked 9th overall PWA Wave
2009 Ranked 8th overall PWA Wave & 4th Freestyle
2008 Ranked 2nd overall PWA Freestyle & 11th Wave
2007 Freestyle PWA World Champion, won Cabo Verde "Boards" Super session
2006 Ranked 10th wave, 7th freestyle
1st PWA event Fuerteventura Freestyle 2003