Fresh off his stay in Mexico, Stéphane Alfano is back with another edit documenting his travels in South America. This time he’s rolling through Brazil, visiting Sao Paulo, Campinas, Curitiba, and Floripa, seeing famous sights and skating with none other than Carlos Pianowski. With his keen eye for big tricks and new spots that no one has considered, Stéphane is full of surprises and smiles in this new profile. Enjoy!

Shot by Erich Gegenbauer, Gabriel Nunes, Tais Colares, Kadu and Diego Rachadel. Edited by Vincent Romain. Visit Oneblademag.com.

Previously: Stéphane Alfano - Alfamor (Mexico, 2023) - OneMag Video by Vincent Romain.

Stéphane Alfano spent a month traveling and skating throughout Mexico, taking his trademark fearless approach to a wide variety of spots and terrain. Along the way he made new friends and laid down big tricks on a handful of impossible spots, all documented by local videographer Vincent Romain and presented here for our entertainment. Enjoy!

Check a photo report on Oneblademag.com (pictures by Thomas Camus), and an extra teaser if you missed it: PLAY (Youtube).

Here is my skatepark section filmed over 3 months during my trip across Brazil, Peru and Colombia. One year ago, locked in Paris in the winter, I decided to book a flight for South America and go where i’d be welcomed. - Julien Cudot.

Filmed in: Sao Paulo & Curitiba (Brazil), Lima & Cusco (Peru), Bogota Medellin (Colombia). Filmed by: Stéphane Alfano, Hector Cardenas, Erich Gegenbauer Neto, Eroll Corredor Basto, Manuela Gonzalez, Michael Cheng, Daniel Franco, Sidnei Brito, Alejo Rendon, Ricardo Pinillos, Gabriel Nunes, Julian Marin, Leonardo A.Maia, Camilo Saya Roll, Juan Ocha, Juan David, Edinson Cordoba Higuita, Reinaldo Souza Campos, Victor Daum, Michael Lilo, Juan David. Edited by: Jeremy Dalbis and Thomas Dalbis of the Kal Crew.

Miniature by: Cedric Freire De Araujo. Music: Joyitas de Ángel mix. THANK YOU: Suzanne from Limeira, Erik from Curitiba, Daniel and Sidnei from Sao Paulo, Cesar my big brother from Lima, Annie my queen from Cusco, Julian my friend from Bogota and Manuela my grey sky from Medellin. Huge big up, power and love to: the Kal Crew, Jeremy Dalbis aka Jezza and Thomas Dalbis, Tomez for edited my video with passion.

Marco de Santi came to the US with $100 in his pocket and he spoke no English. It was both comical, inspiring and sad… Until he became a World Champion. And when skating died, Marco went to the Cirque du Soleil.

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Marco de Santi has the most interesting journey of any athlete I’ve had on the podcast. Born in a less than desirable situation in Sao Paolo, Brazil, Marco did what every kid does; he played soccer until he found skateparks. Marco quit team sports and headed to the USA at age 15, with literally nothing, to make his pro skating dream happen. While Marco eventually became a world Champion, inline was dropped by X-Games, and the organizing body of his sport didn’t include Marco in future events. So the first skater to land a triple was forced out of competition and into a life of LOVE, which he performs in every night with the Cirque de Soleil. It doesn’t get more rags to riches than this one.

TIMECODES: 03:30: Issues around his backyard vert ramp, growing up in Sao Paolo, and family life 10:00: Soccer, finding skating, stereotypes, roller rink skateparks, how does he pay to get to the US, and how does he stay 21:00: Not speaking English, meeting me, seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, and problems with judging 32:00: Mountain Dew, other sponsors, never wearing pads, and spending time at Woodward 34:00: The Yasutoko, the triple, and what’s cool about X Games 39:30: Rollerblade: Ski season may be over, but that feeling lasts all year with inline skating 41:30: Nerves, Silver at X Games, losing X Games, and then getting screwed by the ASA 47:00: Winning World Championships, all things Cirque de Soleil’s LOVE (skating, money, injury, perks), building his Vegas empire, and day trading 54:00: Inappropriate Questions with Hardcore Brazil, Carlos Pianowski.

Photos.

Tais Colares (Brazil) - Mini Park Edit by Xavier Kadu.

Diego Rachadel skating during those two years of the pandemic! Filmed by: Gabriela Pimpão, Erich Gengebauer, Carlos Pianowski, Felipe Zambardino, Walisson Alves, Nicoly Machado, Caio Rennó & Guilherme Black. Animation: Caio Rennó. Music: Zé Perri - Dazaranha.