Guilly Brandao, one of the best and most stylish waveriders kindly agreed to do an interview with “Shape and Rideâ€â€¦
Profile :
Name : Guilly Brandao
Age : 26
Nationality : Brazilian
Job: Pro Kiteboarder
Home spot : Ilhabela (an Island off the coast from Sao Paulo)
Best rankings: 4 x Brazilian Champ Freestyle, 5th on the Pkra Brazil 05 Freestyle, 1st Pkra Brazil 05 Waves, 2 x Brazilian Champ Waves.
Sponsors / partners: Mormaii, Oi.
Other sports: Surf, Tennis, Bike.
Things you like: So many.....from the nice gentle heat of a sunrise or sleeping in with your girl friend... to pulling into a gnarly barrel!!! I like it all...
Things you hate: I rather keep them out of my head..
Hello Guilly
Where do you come from in Brazil? Can you describe your home spot ?
I come from Ilhabela, which is a sort of Holiday island of the coast from Sao Paulo, its a really nice little town that occupies just 5% of the 300 square Kms of the Island, the rest is filled with dense Atlantic Forest (Rain Forest), surrounded by some rough coastline and incredibly nice beaches, but just some of it are reachable by car. There are 2 nice spots for surfing, but you can only reach one of them by 4 wheel drive and the other trough a walking track of about 2 hrs.
How did you start kiteboarding ?
After coming back from Australia, where I lived for 2 years after finishing school to surf and study, I came back to Ilhabela and a few friends of mine who used to surf with me were totally hooked in kiting, so they stoked me as well and had no way to resist it.