Brazil has had a long and passionate relationship with skateboarding since it was introduced there, way back in the ‘70s. These days, the skate scene is showing no signs of slowing down, and is in fact picking up speed.
The host of top-level local pros, led by the un-Brazilian sounding mega-ramp pervert, Bob Burnquist, and followed by the likes of Danny Cerezini, Luan Oliveira, Lincoln Ueda, Sandro Dias and Cristiano Mateus, are showing the local kids that they can make it onto the international stage. The scenes are strongest in Sao Paulo and Rio, and with more government funds being allocated to public parks, Brazil is set to be the next skating superpower.