Q&A

• What is more important to you than wakeboarding? My family, my friends, health, but wakeboard is big part of my life. I have been doing it for long time and I just love to be on the water and ride.
• Party animal or mellow TV on the couch? I like both.
• Number of years participating in your sport 10 years
• Who / What inspires you? When I started, Gator was my big influence, I watched his sections and then I wanted to started to ride big. For sure Parks inspire me a lot as well.
• If you were not a pro wakeboarder you would be? I don't know, hard to say, I startad at 14 and then I turned pro in brazil, I did'nt try anything else, but if i could choose for sure it would be a pro surfer. Just travel to the sickest places, get the perfect waves in the world and get paid for that.
• To me, Oakley is For sure is the best sponsor I have ever had, Oakley has helped me a lot with everything. They also have the sickest products and are one off the best things to happen in my life
• What are your favorite songs currently loaded onto your Thump? I like Hip hop, Punk rock and trance
• 5 Items I can't live without My Family, wakeboard, friends around, travel and good brazilian food.
• What move / trick are you working on? I have been working on my consistency, I want to ride good the next tour year. I have been tryng a mute skezzer, and I want to land a 900. No body has landed one in brazil yet, I have been close a couple of times but never landed it.
• Favorite Bands: Nofx Films: Back to the future all off them, and City of God (the sickest brazilian movie). Books: Carandiru TV Shows: Simpsons and Fuel TV. Drink: Coke
• Any last words? I would like to thank my Mam and Dad, especially my dad. I here now, because ever since I was a kid he put me on the water behind the boat. My uncle and my cousins took me to ski every weekend before I started wakeboarding. Pinga from Oaklley Brazil helped has helped me out since I was 15, thanks a lot Pinga for everything. Marito e Flavio from wakenaveia and hyperlite brazil, they are my sponsors, but we were really good friends before the shop started. Luciano from Sundown, the last 2 years he has been a lot of help as well.