SSL Team BRA – By Sailors for Sailors

THE FOOTBALL WORLD CUP... IN SAILING

15 NOV - 13 DEC 2026 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Events

Upcoming

1/4 FINALS

G1 - Race 1

11:00

07 December 2026

BRAZIL

Participants

BRA

GBR

EFA1

EFD2

Results

Upcoming

1/4 FINALS

G1 - Race 2

12:30

08 December 2026

BRAZIL

Participants

BRA

GBR

EFA1

EFD2

Results

Upcoming

1/4 FINALS

G1 - Race 3

14:00

09 December 2026

BRAZIL

Participants

BRA

GBR

EFA1

EFD2

Results

Upcoming

1/4 FINALS

G1 - Race 4

15:30

10 December 2026

BRAZIL

Participants

BRA

GBR

EFA1

EFD2

Results

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BRAZILIAN STORM

A “SELEÇÃO” OF WINNERS IN THE SAME BOAT

Brazilian Storm on attack mode

Brazil is known worldwide for its world and Olympic titles in football, volleyball and sailing. The nickname ‘Brazilian Storm’ comes from the recent history of success at the same time as the best results on Star Sailors League with Robert Scheidt, Bruno Prada & Jorge Zarif. The “Brasucas” as they are known have a history of sailing victories in major offshore and inshore races. With 18 Olympic medals and world titles in various classes, Brazilian sailors who compete in the events are always among the best in the ranking and they will leave their mark also on the first SSL Gold Cup in 2023, when the Brazilian Storm will sail altogether on the same 47 long boat.

Brazil invests in youth sailing every year. Not only does it boast 7.367 km of coastline, it has European heritage in the clubs and a line of famous families competing in the sport, best known are the Graels. Every January, more than 300 boats participate in the Optimist Championship. Brazilians also know how to host sailing events, such as the 2016 Olympics in Rio, world-class events such as Star and Snipe, 11 stopovers from The Ocean Race, arrivals from Transat Jacques Vabre and the traditional Sailing Week in Ilhabela.

Statistics

THE COUNTRY

50,000 sailors
40 Club & Marinas
135 Sailing schools
18 Olympic medals
7,000 km of coastline (7,367 km)

ACHIEVEMENTS

8 Olympic gold medals
3 Olympic silver medals
8 Olympic bronze medals
1 The Ocean Race title

SSL RANKING

SSL best ranked woman:
SSL best ranked man:
SSL nations ranking:

MAIN EVENTS

Ilhabela Sailing Week - 150 participating boats
Ilhabela Sailing Week - 150 participating boats
REFENO - Recife Noronha Race

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Robert Scheidt has won 125 titles in world-class sailing events, including the Olympic Games and world championships. At the age of 48, the athlete is confirmed to take part in his seventh Olympics, having won medals at five Games so far.

The captain

ROBERT SCHEIDT

The local hero Robert Scheidt is the most victorious Brazilian medalist in the Olympic Games with five podiums. He has more than 120 titles, including World Championship in Star and Laser, Pan Am Games, ISAF Youth Sailing and Star Sailors League. Robert Scheidt competed in his 7th Olympic edition in Tokyo 2021 at 48 years old.

THE LEADERS

BRUNO PRADA

Bruno Prada was nominated for several seasons as the best bowman in the world. With Robert Scheidt, he won two Olympic medals and is the current world champion of the Star class. Not only is Prada a professional sailor, he has also been the CEO of major events, such as L’Étape Brasil de ciclismo and now in the SSL Gold Cup.

JOAO SIGNORINI

João Signorini is an Olympic athlete who has gained prestige in offshore sailing. Known as Joca, he was one of the pillars of ‘Brasil 1’ at The Ocean Race. He was part of the winning team of the 2005-06 edition of the event, alongside Torben Grael and was technical coordinator of the 100% female campaign at The ocean Race, with ‘Team SCA’. After years competing on Laser, he agreed to switch to Finn and became an Olympic sailor at the Athens Games (2004), finishing 10th. He also accumulates participations as a crew member in the Volvo Ocean Race for the Brasil 1, Ericsson 4, Telefónica and Team AkzoNobel teams, and for Team SCA, as a coach. In addition, he coached the Greek Ioannis Mitakis at Rio-2016 and worked alongside the Brazilian Jorge Zarif.

THE YOUTH FACTOR

With the 2 times Olympic Champions Martine Grael and Kahena Kunze the Brazilian squad in the SSL Gold Cup promises to bring energy and a lot of quality to the races. The names mentioned above are all campaigning for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and are recognized as firm favorites for the gold medal in 49erFX.

Confirmed Athletes

Capitão | 10

Floater | 3

Helms | 8

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Potential Team Position

1 BOW Alfredo Rovere	2 MID-BOW
3 PIT Mario de Jesus	4 GRINDER Henry Boening
5 TRIMMER Kahena Kunze	6 TRIMMER Gabriel Borges
7 MAIN TRIMMER Mario Trindade	8 HELMS Henrique Haddad
9 TACTICIAN Joao Signorini	10 CAPTAIN Robert Scheidt
11 FLOATER Martine Grael

BOW

Alfredo Rovere

MID-BOW

PIT

Mario de Jesus

GRINDER

Henry Boening

TRIMMER

Kahena Kunze

TRIMMER

Gabriel Borges

MAIN TRIMMER

Mario Trindade

HELMS

Henrique Haddad

TACTICIAN

Joao Signorini

CAPTAIN

Robert Scheidt

FLOATER

Martine Grael

SQUAD

Robert Scheidt	Joao Signorini
Mario Trindade	Martine Grael
Jorge Zarif	Gabriel Borges
Henrique Haddad	Kahena Kunze
Alfredo Rovere	Mario de Jesus
Henry Boening	Geison Mendes Dzioubanov
Marco Soffiati Grael	Gustavo Nascimento
Bruno Prada	Pedro Trouche
Guilherme Hamellman	Mario Tinoco