Team Brazil 500 Years
Team Number: 08
Country: Brazil
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COMPETITOR	AGE	RESIDENCE	PROFESSION
Uriel Santiago, CAPTAIN	31	Belo Horizonte, Brazil	Electrical Engineer
Athletic Resume: Eco-Challenge 1998: 27th place. 1999 Raid Aventura Argentina 1st place, 1998 Brazillian Paragliding Championship 2nd place, 1997 Paraglider State Championship 2nd place, 1997 Serra da Moeda's paragliding record, 1996 Paragliding 2nd, Stage State Championship 1st place, 1996 Cross Country Meeting (paragliding) 1st place, 1989 Tour de São Paulo 6th place, 1989 Cycling State Championship Time Trial 2nd place. Uriel is an accredited paragliding instructor.
COMPETITOR	AGE	RESIDENCE	PROFESSION
M. Laura Furtado	35	Belo Horizonte, Brazil	Teacher
Athletic Resume: 1998 Expedicio Mata Atlantica Brazil, 1998 Triathlon Lagoa Grande 1st place, 1998 Brazil Iron Bike 7th place, 1994-1996 Brazil Iron Bike 5th place (three times). Laura also participates in swimming, trekking and rappelling.
COMPETITOR	AGE	RESIDENCE	PROFESSION
Leonardo Gontijo	40	Belo Horizonte, Brazil	Opthalmologist
Athletic Resume: Eco-Challenge 1998: 27th place. 1999 Raid Aventura Argentina 1st place, 1997 Paragliding State Championship 5th place, 1997 International Motorcycling Rally in Brazil, 1995 Paragliding State Championship 1st place, 1991 Mountain Bike State Championship 4th in place first stage, 1991 Mountain Bike Haas Motos Cup 7th place. Leonardo is the first person to paraglide on Serra da Moeda mountain near Belo Horizonte. He has also raced in motorcycle trail riding and jet ski competitions.
COMPETITOR	AGE	RESIDENCE	PROFESSION
Richard Pethigal	31	Palhoca, Brazil	River Raft Guide
Athletic Resume: 1999 Brazilian National Rafting Championship 2nd place, 1995 Peruvian Pentathlon of Adventure 1st place. Richard has six years of rafting and kayaking experience along the Apurimac Canyon in Peru and the Itajai River and Benedicto Novo of Brazil. He has made descents of the Upper Canete of Peru, the Canoas, the Upper Ribeirao, the Lava Tudo and Pelotas of Brazil. Richard also enjoys Tai Chi, surfing, and paragliding. He is the Brazilian representative for the 1999 Latin American Rafting Championships.