Dora Bria | |
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Born | (1958-07-19)19 July 1958 |
Died | 22 January 2008(2008-01-22) (aged 49) |
Nationality | Brazilian |
Occupation | Windsurfing |
Dora Bria (19 July 1958 – 22 January 2008) was a Brazilian six-time windsurfing champion.[citation needed]
Bria was known as a pioneer in Brazilian windsurfing. She won the national championship six times between 1990 and 1995. At the time of her death she held three South American championship titles.[citation needed]
She was born in Rio de Janeiro to a Brazilian mother and Romanian father.[1]
On January 22, 2008, Bria crashed her pick-up truck, on a rainy Tuesday evening, in Minas Gerais (southeastern Brazil), on her way to her native Rio de Janeiro.[2]