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Italo Ferreira
Ítalo Ferreira was born in the small community of Baía Formosa
Ítalo Ferreira was born in the small community of Baía Formosa, in Rio Grande do Norte, in 1994 and, as a boy, he fell in love with surfing. He only caught waves, however, with boards borrowed from his cousins. But the kid's luck began to change at age 12. Still pre-teen, Italo was discovered by Luiz “Pinga”, then marketing director of one of the main surfing brands in the world. And there began the story of a great career, which would not stop until reaching the top. And that is still just the beginning.
Ítalo Ferreira is a Brazilian surfer, born on June 6, 1994, in Baía Formosa
Ítalo Ferreira is a Brazilian surfer, born on June 6, 1994, in Baía Formosa, in Rio Grande do Norte. He is part of the world's surfing elite and has competed in the World Surf League (WSL) since 2015. His first title came in 2019. The gigantic talent has been demonstrated since his first season in the WSL. The potiguar surfer received the award for best newcomer in 2015 when he ended the year in 7th place in the ranking. In 2019, Italo finally joined the list of world champions.
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Italo won two stages of the Junior World Championship in 2011
Italo won two stages of the Junior World Championship in 2011, was runner-up in the category, won the Brazilian Championship and in 2014, finally, qualified to join the WCT (World Championship Tour), the elite of the circuit. Aggressive, he arrived knocking down the door and right on his debut he was rookie of the year, with an impressive seventh place.
In 2019, Italo won the first event of the year, on the Australian Gold Coast
In 2019, Italo won the first event of the year, on the Australian Gold Coast. He also won the Red Bull Airborne opening trophy, aerial championships that followed. The wonderful year would still have victory in Peniche, Portugal, and finals in Jeffreys Bay, in South Africa, and Hossegor, in France. In the final stage, the legendary Pipe Masters, the title over Gabriel Medina made Italo world champion. Less than two years after winning the world title, the guy got surfing's first Olympic gold medal on his chest.
In fact, after his first world title in 2019
In fact, after his first world title in 2019, Italo Ferreira secured a spot for the Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Due to the pandemic, the event ended up happening only in 2021. Thus, Italo entered as one of the favorites and managed to beat the representative of the host country in the final. Ferreira gave Kanoa Igarashi no chance and secured the first gold in surfing history for Brazil.
Since arriving at the WSL
Since arriving at the WSL, Italo Ferreira has not established major rivalries or had controversies involving any other member of the world's surfing elite. However, the Brazilian has already established himself as a strong opponent for Gabriel Medina, Filipe Toledo and the foreigners fighting for the WCT title. In 2018, he ranked 4th in the WSL rankings, behind only Medina, Australian Julian Wilson and Filipinho.
An animal lover, Ítalo has a special affection for dogs
An animal lover, Ítalo has a special affection for dogs. One of his favorites takes the name of Peniche, a city in Portugal where a stage of the surfing world is held, in which he already took 10. But in 2020, he said goodbye to another "doggy". On social networks, he mourned the death of Titanio.
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