"I don't hide myself; I am what I am and I am very proud of it," says Loiola. He also sees Beach Volleyball not only as top-level sport, but also as entertainment and himself as an entertainer. "If I stop being like that it's time to stop playing," he adds. Although he is highly competitive, Loiola still claims fun is the key element of the game. "I am out there to do something I like."
Loiola is married and has three daughters with his American wife. The youngest one, Priscilla, was born when he was on his way to pick up yet another gold medal, this time at the Canadian Open in Montreal. "After one of my matches an official came to me to tell me that my daughter was born," he said. After the final he left to return to Los Angeles to spend four hours with his newborn daughter, before leaving for the next tournament in Marseilles, France.

In his spare time Loiola loves to go to the beach with his family and spend some time riding his horses on his Brazilian ranch. Asked if he wants his three children to become Beach Volleyballers like him, he says, "For sure I will not push them, but it would be nice."