My story
How I got into surfing
The beginning
I always went to the beach with my older cousins, who were already surfing. In the beginning I stayed on the beach, played and watched them surf. One day they took me to try, and when I stood up on my first wave I was super happy. From that day on I surfed every day.
Competition
I didn't have a board myself, so I always waited until they had time to take me. At some point someone gave me an old board, so I could finally surf whenever I wanted. Then a school saw me surfing and offered to train me for free. That was when I got proper coaching for the first time.
A few months later, two guys walking on the beach saw me surfing. They called me over and asked questions, like "Where do you live?" and "How old are you?" Then they told me to pass by his place to talk more about me. That guy got a local surfboard brand to sponsor me, and a few months later I started competing.
I did all the local competitions around the area where I lived, the famous Rip Curl Grom Search, and some national competitions in Brazil. Then I ended up in Portugal, where I kept competing. Here I did some QS competitions, and I still take part in some national competitions of the Liga MEO.
Coaching
Surfing got quite expensive, and without sponsors I couldn't keep the competition routine. So I decided to specialize in teaching, to keep doing what I love and help people who share the same love for the sport.
