brasil's most successful olympic fencer is elora pattaro - she has represented brazil in the last three olympics and is considered the favorite to represent the country in 2016. with the olympics scheduled to occur in rio de janeiro, pattaro's home city, cariocas have high hopes for the athlete to perform well.

the brazilian confederation of fencing has a list of available locations visitors can participate in fenching in the state of rio de janeiro - in the city of rio the list includes the clube militar da lagoa and the clube de regatas vasco da gama - along with practice venues, the site includes national athlete rankings, history of the sport and upcoming fencing competitions.