Birth Date: May/27/1972
Birth Place: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
First Jump: 1984
Total Jumps: 9,000+
Home DZ: Skydive Deland, FL
Occupation: Professional aerial videophotographer and swooper
Main Container: UPT Vector III Micron
Main Canopy: PD Velocity 96
Reserve Canopy: PD-126 Optimun

Family: Wife (Jennifer Leiras) /Daughter (Audrey Leiras- 3yrs old)
Hobbies: Cycling with my daughter, swimming on the springs, photography, yoga classes and making new friends
Personal Quote: my mom used to say "you can't buy friends on a store!"

Skydiving is my passion, my hobby, and my profession. Compared to all the other types of skydiving I've done, swooping is the most powerful experience. It's just you out there, feeling the wing above your head and the wind on your face.

Heroes: Rickster Powell. I saw him swooping the ditch and the bridge when I first came to DeLand in 1992. It really impressed me. From that moment on i was totally hooked to swoop.