from rio de janeiro, pedro participated in the kite surfing world tour until recently -  nowadays he is living in portugal developing his career. 

updated weather reports of wind in rio de janeiro are available on windguru - kite surfing is restricted to certain areas of the city so companies practice within these designated zones.

for anyone looking to learn kite surf or rent equipment, a local might recommend they check out the brazilian association of kite surf which has listing of kite surf schools in rio de janeiro.

kitepoint, located av. do pepê, quiosque 7, tel. 8859-2112, k08 kite surf club and kite&co are companies which run kitesurf in barra da tijuca.