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Brazil,
Switzerland and Argentina
top
World Rankings
In an
all-Brazilian final, top-seeded Tande and
Emanuel fought back from one set down to
defeat second-seeded Loiola and Ricardo
18-21, 24-22, 15-12 in 78 minutes, in the
final of the men's beach volleyball Brazil
Open at Camburi Beach, Vitoria, Espirito
Santo on Sunday.
The
brother-pairing of Martin and Paul Laciga,
from Switzerland, defeated Brazilians Murilo
and Klepper 21-18, 25-23 to claim third spot
in Vitoria, and in the process, eclipsed
World Champions Mariano Baracetti and Martin
Conde for the second spot of the FIVB
years-end rankings.
Tande, a
gold medallist at the Barcelona 1992 Olympic
Games as outside hitter of the dynamic
Brazilian volleyball team, and Emanuel
topped the FIVB rankings with five wins:
Spain Open (Tenerife), Norway Open, Belgium
Open, Spain Open (Mallorca), and Brazil
Open, finishing their first season together
with US$223,000 in prize money.
The Laciga
brothers (SUI) finished second on the FIVB
World Rankings with US$152,000, World
Champions Baracetti-Conde (ARG) third with
US$183,000, Ricardo-Loiola (BRA) fourth with
US$150,000 and Wong-Metzger (USA) fifth with
US$94,000.
Brazil also
topped the women's FIVB World Rankings,
which was finalised on 4 November in
Fortaleza, Brazil.
Adriana
Behar-Shelda (BRA) finished first with
US$281,000 in prize money, followed by
Sandra Pires-Minello (BRA) US$144,000,
Youngs-Fontana (USA) third with US$158,000,
Walsh-May (USA) fifth with US$103,000, and
Olympic gold medallists Cook-Pottharst (AUS)
fifth with US$109,000.
The 2002
professional beach volleyball World Tour for
men and women will start on 5 June in
Madrid, Spain and will feature events in
Switzerland, Norway, Canada, Greece, Japan,
France, Portugal, with the final events in
Brazil 29 Oct-3 Nov (men) and 26 Nov - 1 Dec
(women).
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VITORIA |
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Vitória, capital of the State of Espirito
Santo, is located in an island with the same
name and is characterized by its amazing
beauty and modernity.
Vitória, also known as "The Honey
Island" is the largest in an
archipelago of 33 islands and features a
winding and rocky coast line, a bay and a
canal. Vitória is a quite calm place.
Problems like traffic jams and violence,
common to larger Brazilian cities, have not
yet come to the island. The east side is the
most beautiful part of the city. There you
can find beaches, malls, mansions, typical
restaurants, the best hotels and touristic
attractions.
In the city downtown there is a region
called "Cidade Alta" where you can
find dozens of historical buildings built
during the 16th century. The west side is
mostly uninhabited.
Camburi Beach
Urbanized along its 5 Km, Camburi Beach
is the main area for cultural and sporting
activities, supported by the local
government – Major Hall -, during the
summer.
It has a wide seashore with thin,
white sand which you can enjoy at night,
thanks to powerful lighting. This beach is
the center of the city's nightlife as well
as a place where boys and girls meet to
surf. Camburi Beach has kiosques,
restaurants, hotels, bars, beach volleyball
and other beach activities.
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