jorge ricardo was born in rio de janeiro, and has won over 11,000 races in his career as a jockey - currently living in argentina he holds the brazilian record for winning 477 races in one year alone.
glória de campeăo is the horse, also born in brazil, who received the most money of any horse in brazilian history, winning $10 million dollars at the dubai open, and earning another 12 million in endorsements.
one of the youngest athletes to compete in slalom kayaking first qualified for the olympics at the age of 15 years old is ana satila- considered a role model in the sport, ana satila, represented brasil in the 2012 summer olympics and won a gold and silver medal at the 2015 pan american games.
