the brazilian association of wakeboarding promotes national championships, which includes important events set in rio de janeiro - in 2013 the city hosted the world championship. rio offers the perfect conditions to practice wakeboarding, due to its coastal location and various bodies of water.

inside the city limits rio de janeiro offers several lagoons, such as the rodrigo da freitas lagoon(link) and lagao da tijuca(link) - with beautiful calm waters any age can easily try wakeboarding with no previous experience required

capitalizing on this great natural feature are a couple of sports clubs and schools - the rio wake center is among one of the most popular organization and even produces its own boards.