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Guarujá Hosts Brazilian SWATCH-FIVB World Tour Stop |
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 Guarujá
is one of nine new sites in 2008 on the SWATCH-FIVB World Tour calendar along
with Adelaide (Australia), Guaruja (Brazil), Sanya (China), Prague (Czech
Republic), Osaka (Japan), Myslowice (Poland), Moscow (Russia), Barcelona (Spain)
and Dubai (United Arab Emirates). Guarujá hosted a SWATCH stop in 2000 where
Marcio Araujo and Benjamin Insfran won their first-ever SWATCH event. Brazil has
hosted the most SWATCH-FIVB World Tour events, including 29 men’s and 24 women’s
events. The 2008 Guarujá stop marks the 22nd year that Brazil has hosted a men’s
SWATCH stop and 16th-straight season staging a women’s event. Except for the
2004 men’s event in Rio de Janeiro, teams from the South American country have
medaled for host Brazil. Brazil also hosted the 2007 PanAm Games in Rio de
Janeiro where Brazilians Emanuel Rego/Ricardo Santos and Juliana Felisberta
Silva/Larissa Franca captured the titles. Pictured below are the 2007
SWATCH-FIVB World Tour champions (left to right) Emanuel, Ricardo, Larissa and
Juliana with SWATCH rep Nadia Waelti.
Guarujá is a municipality in the São Paulo state of Brazil with a population
over 300,000. Located in the Santo Amaro island, Guarujá's main economic sources
are seasonal tourism and port related activities. A preferred weekend
destination for families, Guarujá is 87 kilometres southeast from the São Paulo
and less than 90 minutes from the city through the Imigrantes highway. Traffic
gets heavy during the evening in 3-day holidays. The best beaches are at Enseada
(the most popular and a hotspot for jetskying), Pitangueiras, Astúrias, Tombo,
Tortugas, Pernambuco and Perequê. Other top attractions are Acqua Mundo Theme
Park, the biggest aquarium in South America with more than 700 species of
aquatic animals, and Barra Grande Fortress, a fortress built in 1584.
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PAST BRAZILIAN MEN’S PODIUM PLACEMENTS |
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Total Medals - Brazil 52, USA 19,
Switzerland 6, Argentina 4, Germany 2, Canada 2, Cuba 1, Norway 1 |
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Site |
Year |
Gold
Medal |
Silver
Medal |
Bronze
Medal |
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1.
Rio de Janeiro |
1987 |
Randy
Stoklos/Sinjin Smith, USA |
Karch
Kiraly/Pat Powers, USA |
Renan
Dal Zotto/Jose Montanaro, BRA |
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2.
Rio de Janeiro |
1988 |
Karch
Kiraly/Pat Powers, USA |
Bernard/Luis Amerigo, BRA |
Renan/Montanaro,
BRA |
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3.
Rio de Janeiro |
1989 |
Stoklos/Smith,
USA |
Eduardo
Tinoco/Edinho de Mattos, BRA |
Mike
Dodd/Tim Hovland, USA |
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4.
Rio de Janeiro |
1990 |
Stoklos/Smith,
USA |
Dodd/Hovland,
USA |
Franco
Neto/Roberto Lopes, BRA |
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5.
Rio de Janeiro |
1991 |
Stoklos/Smith,
USA |
Kent
Steffes/Tim Hovland, USA |
Guilherme Marques/Andre Lima, BRA |
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6.
Rio de Janeiro |
1992 |
Stoklos/Smith,
USA |
Paulao
Moreira/Paulo Emilio Silva, BRA |
Eduardo
Garrido/Roberto Moreira, BRA |
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7.
Rio de Janeiro |
1993 |
Adam
Johnson/Steffes, USA |
Eduardo
Bacil/Jose Loiola, BRA |
Stoklos/Smith,
USA |
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8.
Rio de Janeiro |
1994 |
Franco/Roberto Lopes, BRA |
Carlos
Briceno/Jeff Williams, USA |
Ze Marco
de Melo/Paulo Emilio, BRA |
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9.
Fortaleza |
1994 |
Franco/Roberto Lopes, BRA |
Jan
Kvalheim/Bjorn Maaseide, NOR |
Guilherme/Para Ferreria, BRA |
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10.
Rio de Janeiro |
1995 |
Andre
Gomes/Carlos Loss, BRA |
Emanuel/Ze
Marco, BRA |
Franco/Roberto Lopes, BRA |
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11.
Fortaleza |
1995 |
Franco/Roberto Lopes, BRA |
Juan
Rosell/Francisco Alvarez, CUB |
Guilherme/Para, BRA |
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12.
Rio de Janeiro |
1996 |
Franco/Roberto Lopes, BRA |
Emanuel/Ze
Marco, BRA |
John
Child/Mark Heese, CAN |
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13.
Joao Pessoa |
1996 |
Paulao/Paulo
Emilio, BRA |
Eduardo
Martinez/Martin Conde, ARG |
Emanuel/Ze
Marco, BRA |
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14.
Fortaleza |
1996 |
Dodd/Mike Whitmarsh, USA |
Guilherme/Para, BRA |
Emanuel/Ze
Marco, BRA |
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15.
Rio de Janeiro |
1997 |
Emanuel/Ze
Marco, BRA |
Bacil/Loiola,
BRA |
Jody
Holden/Conrad Leinemann, CAN |
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16.
Fortaleza |
1997 |
Emanuel
Ze Marco, BRA |
Eduardo
Garrido/Guilherme, BRA |
Martinez/Conde, ARG |
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17.
Rio de Janeiro |
1998 |
Ze
Marco/Ricardo Santos, BRA |
Loiola/Emanuel,
BRA |
Franco/Roberto Lopes, BRA |
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18.
Vitoria |
1998 |
Guilherme/Para, BRA |
Franco/Roberto Lopes, BRA |
Jose
Salema/Mariano Baracetti, ARG |
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19.
Vitoria |
1999 |
Ze
Marco/Ricardo, BRA |
Jose
Loiola/Emanuel Rego, BRA |
Franco/Roberto Lopes, BRA |
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20.
Guaruja |
2000 |
Marcio
Araujo/Benjamin Insfran, BRA |
Martin
Laciga/Paul Laciga, SUI |
Loiola/Emanuel,
BRA |
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21.
Vitoria |
2000 |
Marcio
Araujo/Benjamin, BRA |
Emanuel
Rego/Tande Ramos, BRA |
M.
Laciga/P. Laciga, SUI |
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22.
Vitoria |
2001 |
Emanuel/Tande
Ramos, BRA |
Jose
Loiola/Ricardo Santos, BRA |
M.
Laciga/P. Laciga, SUI |
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23.
Fortaleza |
2002 |
Marcio
Araujo/Benjamin, BRA |
Stein
Metzger/Kevin Wong, USA |
Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA |
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24.
Rio de Janeiro |
2003* |
Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA |
Holdren/Metzger,
USA |
Marcio
Araujo/Benjamin, BRA |
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25.
Salvador |
2004 |
Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA |
Patrick
Heuscher/Stefan Kobel, SUI |
Baracetti/Conde, ARG |
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26.
Rio de Janeiro |
2004 |
M.
Dieckmann/J. Reckerman, GER |
Heuscher/Kobel,
SUI |
Markus
Egger/Sascha Heyer, SUI |
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27.
Salvador |
2005 |
Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA |
Marcio
Araujo/Fabio Magalhaes, BRA |
Jake
Gibb/Metzger, USA |
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28.
Vitoria |
2006 |
Julius
Brink/Christoph Dieckmann, GER |
Gibb/Sean Rosenthal, USA |
Pedro
Cunha/Franco, BRA |
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29.
Fortaleza |
2007 |
Emanuel/Ricardo, BRA |
Phil
Dalhausser/Todd Rogers, USA |
Marcio
Araujo/Fabio, BRA |
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*SWATCH-FIVB
World Championships |
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PAST BRAZILIAN WOMEN’S PODIUM PLACEMENTS |
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Total Medals - Brazil 44, USA 24,
Australia 3, Japan 1 |
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Site |
Year |
Gold
Medal |
Silver
Medal |
Bronze
Medal |
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1.
Rio de Janeiro |
1993 |
Nancy
Reno/Karolyn Kirby, USA |
Adriana
Samuel/Monica Rodrigues, BRA |
Jackie
Silva/Karina Silva, BRA |
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2.
Santos |
1993 |
Liz
Masakayan/Kirby, USA |
Isabel
Salgado/Roseli Timm, BRA |
Adriana
Behar/Magda Lima, BRA |
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3.
Santos |
1994 |
Samuel/Monica, BRA |
Masakayan/Kirby, USA |
Salgado/Timm,
BRA |
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4.
Rio de Janeiro |
1995 |
Sandra
Pires/Jackie Silva, BRA |
Samuel/Monica, BRA |
Kirby/Deb Richardson, USA |
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5.
Santos |
1995 |
Linda
Hanley/Barbra Fontana, USA |
Holly
McPeak/Angela Rock, USA |
Pires/Jackie
Silva, BRA |
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6.
Maceio |
1996 |
Pires/Jackie
Silva, BRA |
Samuel/Monica, BRA |
Shelda
Bede/Adriana, BRA |
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7.
Recife |
1996 |
Pires/Jackie
Silva, BRA |
Samuel/Monica, BRA |
Shelda/Adriana,
BRA |
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8.
Rio de Janeiro |
1996 |
Pires/Jackie
Silva, BRA |
Kerri
Pottharst/Natalie Cook, AUS |
Shelda/Adriana,
BRA |
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9.
Salvador |
1996 |
Samuel/Monica, BRA |
Pires/Jackie
Silva, BRA |
Shelda/Adriana,
BRA |
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10.
Rio de Janeir |
1997 |
Samuel/Monica, BRA |
McPeak/Lisa
Arce, USA |
Pires/Jackie
Silva, BRA |
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11.
Salvador |
1997 |
Shelda/Adriana,
BRA |
Holly
McPeak/Arce, USA |
Pires/Jackie
Silva, BRA |
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12.
Rio de Janeiro |
1998 |
Shelda/Adriana,
BRA |
Pottharst/Pauline Manser, AUS |
Pires/Jackie
Silva, BRA |
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13.
Salvador |
1998 |
Shelda/Adriana,
BRA |
Hanley/Fontana, USA |
Pires/Samuel,
BRA |
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14.
Salvador |
1999 |
Shelda/Adriana,
BRA |
Masakayan/Elaine Youngs, USA |
Pires/Samuel,
BRA |
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15.
Fortaleza |
2000 |
McPeak/Misty
May-Treanor, USA |
Pires/Samuel,
BRA |
Leanne
McSorley/Nancy Mason, USA |
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16.
Vitoria |
2000 |
Masakayan/Youngs, USA |
Pires/
Samuel, BRA |
Mika
Teru Saiki/Yukiko Takahashi, JPN |
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17.
Fortaleza |
2001 |
Shelda/Adriana,
BRA |
McPeak/Kerri
Walsh, USA |
Masakayan/Dianne DeNecochea, USA |
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18.
Vitoria |
2002 |
Youngs/McPeak,
USA |
May-Treanor/Walsh,
USA |
Ana
Paula Connelly/Tatiana Minello, BRA |
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19.
Rio de Janeiro |
2003* |
May-Treanor/Walsh,
USA |
Shelda/Adriana,
BRA |
Cook/Nicole Sanderson, AUS |
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20.
Fortaleza |
2004 |
May-Treanor/Walsh,
USA |
Shelda/Adriana,
BRA |
Juliana
Felisberta Silva/ Larissa Franca, BRA |
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21.
Rio de Janeiro |
2004 |
Ana
Paula/Pires, BRA |
Shelda/Adriana,
BRA |
Juliana/Larissa, BRA |
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22.
Salvador |
2005 |
May-Treanor/Walsh,
USA |
Juliana/Larissa, BRA |
Rachel
Wacholder/Youngs, USA |
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23.
Vitoria |
2006 |
Juliana/Larissa, BRA |
Leila
Barros/Ana Paula, BRA |
May-Treanor/Walsh,
USA |
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24.
Fortaleza |
2007 |
May-Treanor/Walsh,
USA |
Juliana/Larissa, BRA |
Nicole
Branagh/Youngs, USA |
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World Championships |
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Teams
Guaruja
2008
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