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New Site???

SOTI — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 03:23:00 +0000

YES! Finally……it’s up, and pretty much working! Still testing out some video players though, playa.

Mr Gomes on 5Boro

SOTI — Sat, 27 Nov 2010 22:45:38 +0000

My homie Rafael Gomes has been just killing it lately, and is now a part of NYC’s 5Boro skateboard team. Congrats Rafael! And congrats on the covers of both of Brasil’s biggest skateboard magazines too……porra

Here’s a recent clip of Mr Gomes, Fred gall and Steve Durante somewhere deep in New Jersey, and here’s some bowly goodness I filmed with Rafael in Rio de Janeiro a few years ago.

Skate Carioca Porra #1…The good quality version

SOTI — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:37:45 +0000

I’ve already posted a link to this vid I produced in Brasil in 2007, but I uploaded it back when youtube didn’t have the lovely HD option..so, here it is again in stunning almost HD quality but not quite.

Bigup to all the Avuatauba crew, Raphael Buarque and Fabricio Sacramento from Cartel Design, Rio de Janeiro. Fabricio’s making a proper website for SOTI right, thank Buddha, Mohhamed and whatever other deity you can think of.

Niteroi….Across the Bay

SOTI — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 04:43:04 +0000

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Across the Bay from Rio, is a city called Niteroi that has some DOPE spots, as well as some sketchy moleques to go with it. Above is Rodrigo Picole going switch, and below is one of the sketchiest of the sketchy moleques you will find. Stay away from solvents, kids.

eu-nao-maluco

Grilo has a Deathwish

SOTI — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 03:23:29 +0000

grilo-line

Here’s some throwaway of Grilo at the Galpao Skatepark in Rio. He recently got on the Brazilian Deathwish team, so big up to Grilo for that bizznass. Fits right in with that team…!

Horseshoes and Hand Grenades aka almost

SOTI — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:26:35 +0000

almost-kind-of-not-quite

This ledge is in Rio de Janeiro and goes by the name of Gringao, which means, of course, BIG GRINGO. Cos it’s like the nice ledges that gringo’s get to skate in gringo countries. Bro landed this way better of course….this is the throw away, you damn gringo.

Primo will ruin you

SOTI — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:41:55 +0000

barata-line

Luquinhas gets robbed at Praça XV, Rio de Janeiro. He landed this line consistently 10 times and kept getting ruined on the last trick as you can see.

Tech Moleque

SOTI — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:43:42 +0000

Ademar “Luquinhas” Lucas with the switch tail 270 heel at the Monumento ledges! This was published in the October issue of Tribo, one of Brasil’s national skateboard magazines. Photo by René Jr.

Moleque literally means “street urchin”. Incorporate it into your vocabulary and you will impress every Brazilian that you meet.

Monumento

SOTI — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 04:37:26 +0000

mera-manual

Ionir Mera at Monumento, RJ, back in the day when it was overgrown with weeds, seen.

Smoking XV Trees

SOTI — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 03:07:41 +0000

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Praça XV, downtown Rio de Janeiro, Emanoel Ribas, a dude who’s name I forget (sorry homie!) and Leo Lopes warm up on one of the many planter gaps. Switch FS flip, FS Heel, Back 3…but you probably knew that because you’re a skerd.