Dora Bria

Dora Bria (19 July 1958 – 22 January 2008) was a Brazilian six-time windsurfing champion.^{[citation needed]}

Dora Bria
Born	(1958-07-19)19 July 1958 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died	22 January 2008(2008-01-22) (aged 49) São Gonçalo do Abaeté, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Occupation	Windsurfing

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]}

Biography

She was born in Rio de Janeiro to a Brazilian mother and Romanian father.^[1]

Death

On 22 January 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]