Best Known As:   Pepê Gonçalves 

Hometown:  Piraju  / Brasil 

Living Now:  Rio De Janeiro  / Brasil 

Discipline:  Canoe Slalom

Class:  K1 Slalom And Xtreme Slalom

Current Boats:  Caipi Fins And Ripper Evo 

Shaft Of Choice:     Raab Paddles 

Big Volume Or Tight And Technical:  Tight And Tecnical 

Favourite Paddling Spot:   Rio De Janeiro And Prague 

How did you get into paddling: i started in flat water canoeing in a social project for underprivileged children in my hometown, i discovered slalom 1 year later and fell in love with the feeling of being free in nature

Achievements: 

6 at olympic games / rio 2016

Bronze slalom xtreme worlds 

2 golds at slalom extreme world cups 

1 gold slalom world cup 

3 bonze medal in extreme world cup

10x brazilian Champion 

2 olympic games 

2 gold medals pan American games 

What's next... ambitions / plans: 

Top 5 in world ranking 2022 

Medal in world cups and world champion, Olympic medal in Paris 2024 

Best things about paddling: in the water I feel free, nothing else matters to me. Through what I love to do most in life, I can motivate people to be better and show the children of my Brazil a beautiful path

Best boating moment:  Rio 2016 final 

Worst boating moment:  rowing in the icy waters of europe when I was younger and didn't have the equipment of Peak

Any other hobbies: extreme sports, take and editing pictures and movies, 

Extras:

Ultimate worldwide destination:  Zambezi / Africa 

Food:  Churrasco ( brazilian barbecue ) 

Drink:  Açaí ( brazilian fruit drink )

Music:  Soja 

Movie: Senna

Read:  No Limits / Phelps