several athletes are set to compete for brasil in the kayaking categories at the olympics - one of the youngest athletes to compete in slalom 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.

kayaking is readily available through many clubs in rio de janeiro - individuals looking for recreational kayaking can try a tour with rio adventures which starts in praia da urca and lasts up to 4 hours depending on conditions - sea kayaking is available with rio natural,  rdj4u and nattrip.