Dora Bria
Born(1958-07-19)19 July 1958
Died22 January 2008(2008-01-22) (aged 49)
NationalityBrazilian
OccupationWindsurfing

Dora Bria (19 July 1958 – 22 January 2008) was a Brazilian six-time windsurfing champion.

Bria was known as a pioneer in Brazilian windsurfing. She won the national championship six times between 1990 and 1995. At the time of her death she held three South American championship titles.

Biography

She was born in Rio de Janeiro to a Brazilian mother and Romanian father.[1]

Death

On January 22, 2008, Bria crashed her pick-up truck, on a rainy Tuesday evening, in Minas Gerais (southeastern Brazil), on her way to her native Rio de Janeiro.[2]

References

  1. "Dieta Já! Online". www2.uol.com.br. Archived from the original on 25 November 2002.
  2. Windsurfing champion dies in car accident_English_Xinhua


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