The Kite Mag

Rio de Janeiro

WHAT ARE YOUR FIRST RECOLLECTIONS OF THE BEACH?

As a good Carioca [resident of Rio], my family always took me to the beach. I was pretty much raised in a sailboat, as we spent a lot of time sailing around Rio and it was because of this connection to the wind that we got into kiting.

WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER OF YOUR FIRST SESSIONS?

After many, many days watching all the colorful kites all around Rio, my dad decided to go on a course and invited me to go with him, and

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