The ‘Brazil’ Category:
A Few Words With Pedro Barros
February 26th, 2010 / 1 Comment » / by Jonathan Young
I feel quite lucky to have been able to hook up with Pedro Barros and his father Andre once again after being able to get an interview with Pedro last year. He’s exactly the type of skater that makes me want to continue skating whatever I encounter – bowls, vert, street, it doesn’t matter. Watching him pull off what he tries with his smooth style in every terrain is just eyecandy and his easy-going attitude with people around him keeps my sympathy for this extraordinary skater at a high. Read more…
South Americans Dominate At The Nescau Skate Contest 2009
December 22nd, 2009 / No Comments » / by Jonathan Young
It has been a few weeks since the World Cup Of Skateboarding Nescau street contest at the Copacabana in Brazil. If you haven’t heard yet then I’ll tell you: Milton Martinez out of Argentina took first place with Lucas Carvalho going with second and Rodolfo Ramos ripping to third. The street course did have some unusual contest obstacles which makes this video good to watch – and Portuguese is just such a beautiful language!
DC King Of Sao Paolo 2009 Results
December 10th, 2009 / No Comments » / by Jonathan Young
Just last weekend DC Shoes held the second DC King Of Sao Paolo contest and the winners are…
Final Results
1. JP Dantas Anjinho
2. Gustavo Malagoli
3. Thiago Lemos
4. Jose Martins Zezinho
5. Carlos Iqui
6. Luiz Apelao
7. Denis Silva
8. Jhony Melhado
9. Gauber Marques
10. Murilo Romao
11. Dhiego Correia
12. Douglas Molocope
13. Heverton De Freitas
14. Mailton dos Santos
15. Alber Leandro
» check out the DC Shoes website…
Vista Skate And Art Magazine From Brazil
December 9th, 2009 / 2 Comments » / by Jonathan Young
The web is packed with information, videos, pictures, social networks, interviews´- you name it, you can find it and about 20 times more than you can ever consume and that’s a really bad estimate. We’re being flooded with information and yeah, I’m contributing to the flood, regurgitating information that you can find as well and sometimes I do ask myself if all that I am doing is for any good.
Hell yeah! Plain and simple, we all decide for ourselves if we are going to just have friends online, spend our time in chatrooms and believe we are cool if we have over 1000 Twitter friends. I don’t care about that – the possibility to use the means of communication are fantastic and when I find a goldmine which has it’s roots all the way over in Brazil (Vista.art.br is the website I’m talking about here!), I just love the web for what it has to offer! The people behind this website have put together a great mix of skateboarding, art and music and from what i can barely understand due to the language, it even looks like they have a print mag going (??)…click on the picture below for an online Flash mag packed with animated pages, pictures and a bunch of videos – just plain good work here!
DC King Of Sao Paolo December 5th and 6th 2009
December 4th, 2009 / No Comments » / by Jonathan Young
Late as hell with this piece of news but still want to reach out to the Brazilian skaters who I see are following Europeskate – this weekend the DC King Of Sao Paolo is taking place at two famous spots – Praca Roosevelt and Praca Abelardo Rocas. 50 of the best reginal amateur skaters will be battling it out against each other to win the crown and 10,000 dollars. This will be the second time it takes place in Sao Paolo, check out some of the action from last year’s event…
Pedro Barros on Pocket Pistol Skates
October 29th, 2009 / No Comments » / by Jonathan Young
Great to see good things coming to good people. Pedro Barros (interview with Europeskate right here) has proven in the last months that he is a skater to reckon with and that at the young age of 14!
Just this morning I came across a video which introduces Pedro to the Pocket Pistol Skates team – he’s still listed as an amateur but he’s got a board…anybody want to clear us up on this topic? I’m writing to Pedro and PPS today to find out. Whatever it is, good team to join with guys like Remy Stratton, Ben Schroeder and Lee Ralph! Enjoy the video!
» check out the Pocket Pistol Skates website
Pedro Barros talks with Europeskate
March 29th, 2009 / 22 Comments » / by Jonathan Young
With the majority of skateboarders around the world not having access to vert ramps or even skateparks in their home towns, it’s quite obvious for me that the number of new top vert skaters is going to be a lot less than what we see happening in the street with incredibly talented skaters popping up everywhere.
Some calls have been heard lately that vert skating is fading out, all of the pros are getting older and barely any new blood is showing us that a new generation is coming. Well, that isn’t all true and there still are quite a few talented vert skaters out there. One of them has been showing his skills worldwide and at the young age of 14, he can already put his talent to the test against the top amateurs and pros skaters anywhere.
Who are we talking about? Pedro Barros. Just watching him skate makes me grin because he’s already well on his way to being one of THE top skaters in the next years to come. And what is even better: he took the time to send a bunch of pictures and answer are interview questions. Read up about what Pedro has to say and if you can see him live, do it!
To get this interview started, tell us who you are, where do you come from, which teams you skate for.
Pedro Barros, I come from Rio Tavares, it is a suburb of Florianopolis – an island in the south of Brazil. People know it as a Rio Tavares Mother Fucker R.T.M.F. I ride for Drop Dead, Volcom, Red Bull, Vans, Indy, Evoke, Type-S, Khiro and R.T.M.F.
When did you get started with skateboarding?
Actually since I know myself as a person I have been skateboarding. My dad said that I skate since I was one year old, but I can’t remember.
You belong to the new generation of top (vert) skaters that are pushing the limits. How does it feel to be one of those skaters other skaters look up to at such a young age?
I don’t like much of the idea to be target as a vert skater because I do skate much more bowls then vert, but I love vert too and I love to be in contests with all the guys I know around the world. About the feeling of being a top pro, for me it doesn’t matter if I am the top or not, it’s only good because you get invited to go to some contests in America.
Where do you like to have skate sessions? Any special spots/parks/ramps in the world which you really like?
Rio Tavares Mother Fucker is my favorite ever. I have the Hi Adventure Bowl where I skate, my back yard vert ramp and the new bowl all in the same area. I love to skate with friends anywhere. In California I like the Combi Pool, Chickens pool, Runs Pool and Bobs house. In Brazil I like also the vert in the Roca bowl and Swell.
Which skaters do you like to session with? Do you have any skaters you think are just great?
My local boys here are who I skate with most of the time. Rodolfo Ramos, Wagner Ramos, Leo Kakinho, Mureta, Mad, Kosake and others. Besides these guys normally when I travel I love to be skating with Lincoln Ueda, Nilton Neves, Bob Burnquist, Danny Way, Jimmy (california local guy), Jordan Price – there are many that it’s hard to remember all of them. Jake Phelps (Thrasher Magazine) is fun to be around, he always makes me do something different.
How did you get started with riding the Mega-Ramps? Can you describe the feeling you get riding down the big ramp, jumping the space between the ramps and then blasting out on the big halfpipe? It must be mad!
Bob is the Guy. He showed me the way to do it, he permitted me to do it. I’m glad because it is the most scary shit of my life!!!! I always think that I can die on that shit, but when I finish the session I feel great! (Europeskate comment: Good to hear that the skaters that actually have the guts to skate this monster of a ramp are impressed by it as well!!)
So what is your favorite trick (any terrain)? And are you working on learning something new?
540s are my favorite, but I want to do them all. Every trick is sick.
Do you feel any pressure skating at such at high level, traveling and skating for sponsors?
Not at all. For me it is all like playing a game. It is always fun. My dad is the one getting more pressure, he is the one dealing with the sponsors and the traveling shit. All I do is have fun.
As so many videos are out there and many being released, will we be seeing you in any new videos coming out soon?
I don’t know. I do a lot of things here in Brazil, but out there in America where the most videos are, I didn’t have time yet to be on one of these.
Do you have any favorite skate video parts that you like to watch?
Any think with Runnie (Rune Glifberg) and Bob is crazy to watch.
Tell us how a typical day in the life of Pedro Barros looks like!
hehhehehehhee, surf in the morning, school in the afternoon, skate after skate and be around my friends and family every single day.
What are your plans for the rest of 2009?
Pro Tec Pool Party, Europe, Maloof Money Cup, X Games and some of these big contests that we have here in Brazil.
That’s a wrap. Big big thank you to Pedro Barros and his dad Andre for this interview. Keep it up Pedro, it’s just great to see so much talent and style on a board. All the best for the future and we really hope to meet up some time soon in Europe!
Pedro Silva Barros on the Mega Ramp!
November 28th, 2008 / 5 Comments » / by Jonathan Young
This is why I just love skateboarding and photography – you will never reach a point in time when you can say, that’s all folks. I’ve seen it all. The mega ramp is one of those topics in life which just help me remember why being alive is so much fun.
Here’s a picture which floated into my email box a couple of days ago and after finally opening it up I got this great picture of 13 year old Pedro Silva Barros doing a massive backside air on the Mega Ramp in Sao Paolo – yeah, the same ramp which took out Danny Way. 13 seems to be the number right now, my son is turning 13 tomorrow and I started skating vert at the age of 13…umhhh, 23 years ago…
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