many brazilian windsurfers began to organize and compete, earning international recognition in the sporting community. without a doubt, the most successful windsurfer in history was rio de janeiro native dora bria - dora bria won the national windsurfing championship six times in a row- from 1990 to 1995 she went undefeated, and was one of the reasons behind a resurgence of windsurfing in the 1990's.

although dora tragically died in 2008 in a car accident, her windsurfing legacy remains - at the time of the accident she was still holding three championship titles and up until today rio de janeiro is a very popular windsurfing destination. rio is considered a premier place to both learn and thrive in the sport.