"O bis de Mineirinho" - EXTRA Newspaper - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Jogo Extra - Surfe - Thursday, May 18th, 2017 -page 10 - extra.globo.com

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"O bis de Mineirinho" -EXTRA Newspaper, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -Jogo Extra -  Surfe - Thursday, May 18th, 2017 - page 10 - extra.globo.com
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                                                                             photos by Guito Moreto

The bi of Mineirinho

Adriano de Souza defeats Adrian Buchan in Saquarema and wins for the second time the Brazilian stage of the World Circuit

Renato de Alexandrino
e Victor Costa
esporteglb@oglobo.com.br
 

Saquarema, RJ
 The afternoon of yesterday  was of party in Itaúna beach, site of the Brazilian stage of the World Circuit of  Surfing. Adriano de Souza, the Mineirinho, defeated the Australian Adrian Buchan and clinched the CT of Saquarema with property. World Champion in 2015, the Brazilian won the highest score of the decision: 9.80. At the final whistle, he added 17.63 to 17.23 of Buchan. This is the second time that Adriano wins the Brazilian stage - the first was in 2011, in the waves of Barra.The victory left the Brazilian tied with the Australian Owen Wright and the South African Jordy Smith in the vice leader of the Ranking, just behind to the Hawaiian John John Florence, who follows the leader  Mineirinho was received on the podium by  shouting of the fans "the champion is back, the champion is back " - the last stage he won was the traditional Pipe Masters in Hawaii in 2015. Last year he finished in 11th place, without to dispute a final at any stage.
"I have not felt the taste of the podium since December 2015 and I worked a lot," said an affected Adriano, with the Brazilian flag in his hand:

-This is an athlete's journey, to dedicate himself and not reach his goals. But never giving up, I always believed and showed great determination even in the most difficult moments. I think this shows how our country is, that even when living in difficulty, we go out every day to work with a smile on our faces and carrying this flag on our chest.

The flag had already paraded with Mineirinho while he was still on the water, driven by a jet ski, at the end of tense Final. Hitchhiking in the watercraft, he passed along the public on a kind of Olympic lap of the surf.

The conquest had an epic arena of competition. Since the start of the championship, on the 9th, Saquarema had not yet shown its full potential. The disputes occurred in good waves, but only
yesterday the "Itaúna Express" worked:  big, heavy, and long wave that breaks to the left.

-Two moments of celebration of Mineirinho: in and out of the water

2017 RANKING
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1.JOHN JOHN FLORENCE(HAW) 24,750 points
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2. ADRIANO DE SOUZA(BRA)     24,400 points
    JORDY SMITH(RSA)
    OWEN WRIGHT(AUS)
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3.FILIPE TOLEDO(BRA)                13,950 points
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9.CAIO IBELLI(BRA)                      13,250 points
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10.GABRIEL MEDINA(BRA)         12,750 points
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20.WIGGOLLY DANTAS(BRA)      9,000 points
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25.ÍTALO FERREIRA(BRA)            6,700 points

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Version by Paulo Piqueres - Postgraduate in Advanced English- PUC - Pontifície Universidade Católica - Porto Alegre -RS - Brazil
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