the excitement of racing sail boats quickly spread to the rest of europe, and over to the americas. rio de janeiro is no stranger to sailing - brazil has won the most olympic medals in sailing versus any other olympic sport.

one of brazil's greatest olympic athletes happens to be a sailor  - torben grael has won 5 olympic medals and started sailing at the age of five years old - he gained most of his experience when he started sailing the guanabara bay and lived in niterói.

robert scheidt is another brazilian sailor with an outstanding record in the sailing community - with five olympic medals and countless medals in world championships he is famously recognized as a fierce competitor.