Adriano de Souza(BRA)a surfer of Guarujá, São Paulo, entered in the surfing elite, very young.
This year 2015, since the event Drug Aware in Margaret River,Australia, in April, when A. de Souza(BRA)was the Champion of the Championship is in the top of Men's Ranking of Samsung Galaxy Championship Tour of WSL - World Surf League.
In 2015 Adriano de Souza(BRA)is surfing very well, we can check his performance below:
1.Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast -Australia -Semifinals
2.Rip Curl Pro - Australia - 2nd Place
3.Drug Aware - Margaret River-Australia- Champion
4.Oi Rio Pro -Brazil -13th place
5.Fiji Pro - Fiji - 13th place
6.J-Bay Open- South Africa- Quarterfinals
Adriano de Souza(BRA)
Nickname: Mineirinho
DOB: February 13, 1987 -Guarujá - SP -Brazil
Height: 5' 6"
Weight: 137 lbs.
Stance: natural
2008
Hang Loose Pro Santa Catarina
Vila Beach, Imbituba, Santa Catarina -Brazil
In my first World Championship of Surfing, Unfortunatelly Adriano de Souza(BRA)was injured.
Final
Bede Durbidge(AUS) was the Champion, he defeated Jeremy Flores(FRA)
2009
Hang Loose Pro Santa Catarina -Brazil
Vila Beach, Imbituba, Santa Catarina -Brazil
In my second World Championship Tour, I met Adriano de Souza(BRA)for the first time,on a "Lay Day" in the morning of July 1st,
I ask him for a photo to my blog, and he so nicelly atended me.
Round 1
heat 7
K. Bacalso(HAW)13.40x N. Padaratz(BRA)x A. de Souza(BRA)8.83
Round 2
heat 2
A. de Souza(BRA)11.84 x 8.70 G. Fernandes(BRA)
Round 3
heat 4
A. de Souza(BRA) 16.53 x 13.87 G. Emslie(SAF
Round 4
heat 2
A. de Souza(BRA) 13.60 x 10.00 J. Flores(FRA)
Quarterfinals
A. de Souza(BRA)12.67 x 11.33 B. Durbidge(AUS)
Semifinals
heat
A. de Souza(BRA) 14.97 x13.86 J. Parkinson(AUS)
FINAL
Kelly Slater(USA) 17.94 x 14.67 Adriano de Souza(BRA)
July 3rd, it was a great final, I can not forget the waves of "Vila", the competition, the great champion Kelly Slater(USA), the performance of Adriano de Souza(BRA)surfing very fast with risk maneuvers, exactly on my birthday!!!.
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2010
Billabong Pro Santa Catarina
Vila Beach, Imbituba, Santa Catarina-Brazil
A. de Souza(BRA)finished this champioship in 9th place.
Round 1
heat 3
N. Padaratz(BRA)14.50 x J. André(BRA)13.24 x A. de Souza(BRA)12.17
Round 2
heat 4
A. de Souza(BRA)12.84 x 10.90 B. Thornton(AUS)
Round 3
heat 5
A. de Souza(BRA)13.73 x 5.20 P. Gudauskas(USA)
Round 4
D. Reynolds(USA)15.16 x 12.67 A. de Souza(BRA)
FINAL
Jadson Andre(BRA) x Kelly Slater(USA)
Jadson Andre(BRA)with his own style surfing very fast the waves of "Vila" defeated the great champion Kelly Slater(USA).
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2011
Billabong Rio Pro -Arpoador -Posto 4 -Barra da Tijuca -Rio de Janeiro -Brazil ASP - Association of Surfing Professionals
Arpoador Beach -Rio de Janeiro -
Round 1
heat 11
A. de Souza(BRA)14.67 x D. Ross(AUS)14.90 x K. Perrow(AUS)8.96
Round 2
heat 4
A. de Souza(BRA)16.43 x 12.66 R. dos Santos(BRA)
Round 3
heat 8
A. de Souza(BRA)15.93 x 11.87 CJ Hobgood(USA)
Round 4
heat 3
J. Kerr(AUS)16.30 x B. Durbidge(AUS)12.07 x A. de Souza(BRA)4.64
Round 5
heat4
A. de Souza(BRA) 10.73 x 7.90 M. Bourez(PYF)
Quarterfinals
heat 4
A. de Souza(BRA) 14.23 x 14.10 O. Wright(AUS)
Semifinals
heat 1
A. de Souza(BRA)9.00 x 8.40 B. Durbidge(AUS)
FINAL
Adriano de Souza(BRA)15.63 x 12.17 Taj Burrow(AUS)
A. de Souza(BRA)surfed very well in Arpoador Beach to defeat Taj Burrow(AUS)who already won three world championships in Brazil.
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2012
Billabong Rio Pro -Arpoador -Postinho -Barra da Tijuca-Rio de Janeiro-Brazil
ASP -Association of Surfing Professionals
Round 1
heat 4
A. de Souza(BRA)14.80 x K. Otton(AUS)14.53 x W. Cardoso(BRA)11.40
Round 3
heat 12
A. de Souza(BRA) 15.10 x 11.77 T. Logie(SAF)
Round 4
heat 4
J. Kerr(AUS)17.84 x A. de Souza(BRA)14.10 x J. Flores(FRA)5.97
Round 5
heat 4
A. de Souza(BRA)12.73 x 7.90 T. Burrow(AUS)
Quarterfinals
heat 4
J. Kerr(AUS)17.10 x14.27 A. de Souza(BRA)
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2013
BILLABONG RIO PRO - Postinho - Barra da Tijuca - Rio de Janeiro -Brazil - 8th/19th May
ASP - ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS
ROUND 1
Heat 2
A. de Souza(BRA)12.07 x Y. Nicol(AUS) 7.56 x M. Wilkinson(AUS)1.83
So A. de Souza(BRA) went directly to Round 3
ROUND 3
Heat 3
A. de Souza(BRA))12.00 x 7.14 M. Pupo(BRA)
He defeated a good surfer of the elite and went to Round 4 as follows:
ROUND 4
Heat 1
A. de Souza(BRA)15.90 x T. Burrow(AUS)9.30 x N. Young(BRA)5.57
So he went direct to the Quarterfinals.
QUARTERFINALS
Heat 1
A. de Souza(BRA)15.33 x 12.30 K. Slater(USA)
A. de Souza(BRA)was surfing very well at Postinho and defeated by the great champion K. Slater(USA).
And the competition continued on the Semifinals.
SEMIFINALS
heat 1
A.de Souza(BRAS) 17.64 x 17.50 G. Medina(BRA)
It was a great combat at Barra, and A. de Souza(BRA)defeated G. Medina(BRA)by a little difference.
FINAL
J. Smith(SAF)17.80 x 16.34 A. de Souza(BRA)
J. Smith(SAF)surfing very well with airs defeated A. de Souza(BRA) at Postinho, but was a great Final between two excelent surfers, with different styles too.
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2014
BILLABONG RIO PRO -Postinho - Barra da Tijuca - Rio de Janeiro - Brazil -May 7th/18th
SAMSUNG GALAXY - ASP - Association of Surfing Professionals
This year the event was the 4th stop of the tour because Margaret River- Australia was the 3rd stop.
May 7th
On the first day, the event was "ON" and A. de Souza(BRA)performance as follows:
ROUND 1
heat 1
T. Pires(POR)9.70 x A. de Souza(BRA)9.60 x S. Zietz(HAw)6.40
So he went to Round 2 , the recap, as follows:
ROUND 2
heat 3
A. de Souza(BRA)12.66 x 11.66 G. Hall(IRE)
So he went to Round 3
Round 3
heat 3
A. de Souza(BRA)9.97 x 7.63 A. Aramburu(SPA)
Round 4
heat 1
N. Young(USA)15.34 x A. de Souza(BRA)13.34 x T. Logie(SAF)11.93
A. de Souza(BRA) went to Round 5, the recap, as follows:
Round 5
heat 1
Kelly Slater(USA)15.50 x 3.73 Adriano de Souza(BRA)
This championship the great champion K. Slater(USA)defeated A. de Souza(BRA)who did not find the waves at Postinho.
Final
Michel Bourez(PYF) 13.84 x 10.93 Kolohe Andino(USA)
Michel Bourez(PYF) was the Champion in Billabong Rio Pro 2014.
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2015
OI RIO PRO -Postinho - Barra da Tijuca - Rio de Janeiro - Brazil - May 11th/22nd
SAMSUNG GALAXY WSL - World Surf League - Championship Tour
May 11th
On the first day, the event was "lay day", cloudy with 1-to-2foot waves and light wind.
Gabriel Medina(BRA)a surfer of Maresias(SP)is the current World Champion and the event was the biggest surfing championship in Brazil.
There were many people in Postinho - Barra da Tijuca, from all country around and overseas too.
ROUND 1
heat 6
A. de Souza(BRA)17.50 X K. Otton(AUS)11.60 x D. do Carmo(BRA)5.67
So he went direct to Round 3.
ROUND 3
heat 6
R. Christie(NZL)16.57 X 13.90 A. de Souza(BRA)
He is in the top of Ranking ,but the was out of the championship in Brazil.
All top surfers are very good athletes at maneuvers but depends on waves condictions of each stop, each surfer has his own surfing style and adapt himself better to the waves: high, heavy, tube, box, and so on...
Adriano de Souza(BRA)is surfing very well this year, and alredy was the champion in Margaret River(AUS)and he is in the first position in WSL ranking, with "Yellow" singlets.
