BRAZILIAN BODYBOARDING MASTER STAGE 1

AULÃO WITH NEYMARA CARVALHO

Five-time world champion, Neymara Carvalho promoted a social bodyboarding class for children from Taíba.

In a partnership between ArcelorMittal and the Neymara Carvalho Institute, people of all ages had the opportunity to learn the basics of the sport.

Athlete Neymara Carvalho, five-time world bodyboarding champion, sponsored by ArcelorMittal, led a social class this Saturday (30/04), at Taíba beach, in São Gonçalo do Amarante. The program took place from 8 am to 10 am, at Pico Tom Morey do Morro do Chapéu, during the Francisco Rosa Stage of the Brazilian Master Bodyboarding Circuit 2024.

The Bodyboarding Aulão was an inclusive action, for all levels of knowledge of the sport, including local residents and attracting people of all ages, especially children. At the meeting, the bodyboarder shared her experiences and learnings, from sport to life, in the company of her daughter Luna Hardman. The initiative was a partnership between ArcelorMittal and the Neymara Carvalho Institute.

“It was a huge satisfaction to see children having their first contact with sport. Events like this give me the feeling of giving back to the sport everything it gave me. It’s my mission to teach and get more and more people into bodyboarding”, commented Neymara Carvalho.

Patrícia Colaferro, general manager of Sustainability and Institutional Relations at ArcelorMittal at the Pecém unit, highlights that the program also promoted diversity, equity and inclusion through sport.

“And these are ArcelorMittal Pecém’s values. We continually seek to provide tools and opportunities for socialization, development and insertion for those who live here in the region. We believe that sport has the power to drive people and generate transformation. It was a very special event”, he highlighted.

About Neymara Carvalho

Bodyboarding athlete Neymara Carvalho has already won 10 national titles in the sport and five world titles: 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008 and 2009, the latter in the Canary Islands, event in which she celebrated winning the Fifth World Championship. In 2023, Neymara won the Pipeline Bodyboarding Challenger, the first stage of the World Circuit, which took place in Hawaii.