About Adriano de Souza

Adriano de Souza is the inspirational leader of the much-heralded Brazilian Storm. The gritty and determined regular footer grew up in a favela on the edge of Sao Paulo, Brazil. When he was 8-years-old the ocean became his refuge after his brother bought him a second-hand surfboard for seven dollars.

By 14, De Souza was leaving home alone to pursue his dream of becoming a pro surfer. What he lacked in raw talent he more than made up for in hard work and determination. His arrival on the Championship Tour in 2006 inspired a generation of Brazilians, especially after he started collecting victories.

He won two events in 2011, the same year Gabriel Medina joined the Tour and won two of his own. While Medina became the first Brazilian to win a World Title in 2014, De Souza, the veteran, achieved his lifelong dream the very next year during a six-man title showdown at the Pipe Masters. He entered as the biggest dark horse, yet came out on top and won the event, winning the 2015 World Title.

Months later he triumphed again by marrying his wife, Patricia. De Souza’s inspiring journey to the top turned even his harshest critics into true believers, and he remains one of the most respected and lethal surfers on Tour.

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  • Men's QS 2024/2025
    #115
  • Heat wins
    1
  • Avg. heat score
    10.06
  • Avg. wave score
    0.00
  • Men's QS 2024/2025
    #115
  • Heat wins
    1
  • Avg. heat score
    10.06
  • Avg. wave score
    0.00

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YearRankPointsEventsHeatsMax heat scoreBest result
2024/20251152001211.0717th 
2023/2024232,44531313.931st 
2022/2023432,2821414.505th 
2021/2022417303714.849th 
20201461,1251212.5325th(x2)
2019667,4002813.075th 
2018964,7002614.879th 
20172611,9606239.302nd 
20162811,25041312.903rd 
2015876,450479.509th 
20141212,08952717.501st 
2013226,72051413.14- 
2012432,04531816.241st 
2011645,9009216.831st(x2)

Adriano de Souza

Brazil

Adriano de Souza

Brazil
  • Stance
    Regular
  • First season
    2006 Men's CT
  • Age
    37 Feb 13, 1987
  • Height
    5 ft, 7 in 170 cm
  • Weight
    145 lbs 66 kg
  • Hometown
    Guarujá, São Paulo, Brazil
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