MEET THE SÃO PAULO CREW MAKING WAVES IN "WE HAVE TO DO IT AGAIN"
[embedded content] Alright friends, let’s bake a skate video cake. First, you’re going to add two cups of Title Fight. Next, five tablespoons of Portuguese hyjinx and a heaping spoonful of night time footage in Brazil. Finally, douse it in beer and throw it in a 4:3 aspect ratio pan. Toss that fucker in at […]
Alright friends, let’s bake a skate video cake. First, you’re going to add two cups of Title Fight. Next, five tablespoons of Portuguese hyjinx and a heaping spoonful of night time footage in Brazil. Finally, douse it in beer and throw it in a 4:3 aspect ratio pan.
Toss that fucker in at 450 degrees and you end up with “WE HAVE TO DO IT AGAIN”, a fresh homie video from São Paulo by Brazilian filmmaker Eduardo Costa.
At first bite, you’ll taste a bus stop drop in grind to an accidental window shatter. And in the end, you’ll be dreaming about your own mob of Brazilian parças celebrating your roll away. It’s a special cake, one that invites us to experience Brazil in a way only a local crew could.
Dropping the metaphor, we’re hyped to bring you this video and a conversation with Eduardo. We get into the nitty gritty about his non-traditional 4:3 crop on HD footage, compare Acai prices, and get the lowdown on this Brazilian crew. Aproveitar!
Did you know that New York skaters’ favorite meal besides pizza is an Açaí bowl? Seriously?[laughs] I had no idea. Here in Brazil we eat too much açaí, mainly to skateboard. It seems to give you super powers. That’s really cool because it’s our culture coming through strongly in places we never imagined and it’s always good to have an açaí, I can’t do without it myself [laughs]so I’m happy to find it almost everywhere in the world.
What’s the cost of an average Açaí bowl in São Paulo? For a good bowl of açaí with additional fruit or sweets you’ll pay an average of 25-30 reais, which is on average 5 US dollars. American dollars are worth a lot here.
How did this video come about? It was a video that happened naturally. It wasn’t supposed to be a big video, but I was editing and putting some images together and it was giving me something cool and from there I just kept filming more and more.
Before this video was one I made more than a year ago called “MEDRO” which was a video bringing together some friends as well, and no this video has no reference to the other, the name of this video was due to the union of several skaters from totally different crews in Brazil in a single video.
From the spots, to the music, to the editing, your video feels like homie videos I have seen come out of the West Coast. What filmmakers do you take inspiration from? From Brazil, Guilherme Guimarães and Leonardo Beazotto. Internationally, Ben Chadourne and Johnny Wilson. They’ve influenced me a lot, especially in the way I film, which is what I take as a reference from each of them. But it’s also worth mentioning how each one is unique and expressive when editing their videos, I really like that!
Any independent or unknown Brazilian bands we should know about? Yes, there’s a band I really like called Lupe de Lupe, I hope I can use something of theirs in a future edit.
What makes this video so unique is the the filming. What lens did you film this on? I used a Panasonic HMC-150 camera and an Opteka 58Mm lens.
You made the Opteka look good. Why did you pick that set up? I used that configuration because in my opinion it’s the most cost-effective here in Brazil. Everything that’s imported here is absurdly expensive. The tax here is a rip-off! I would prefer 16:9 using Century’s Xtreme lens, which in my opinion is the best configuration of all, but here the price of the lens alone is absurd.
I think you could pave your way as the 4:3 filmer of Brazil. Might be a unique path. I wish, that would be dope! My main goal was always Xtreme, but for now I’m doing my best with what I’ve got.
Is skating the famed Vale do Anhangabau like skating a skate park at this point or are people still innovating ways to skate that spot? Vale do Anhangabaú is the best known skateboarding spot in Brazil without a doubt. It’s easy to get stuck there, so when I’m in São Paulo I like to explore other regions, which is how we found several of the spots in this video! But at the end of the day, when you don’t have an idea for a clip, it’s great to go there and see what comes up.
A lot of people go there just to have fun and a lot of people go to film and that’s what’s really cool because when you least expect it, a video comes out of someone skating something different. You have to look at the spot with different eyes.
Did y’all pay for that window you shattered? We didn’t pay for the window, the establishment was closed on the day and we preferred to leave, but then other friends went to film there and one of them was with us on the day and the owner questioned them asking if they knew us. He said he spent about 700 reais to fix the window and our friends said they didn’t know anything but they got the guy’s number and passed it on to my friend who broke it.The noise of it breaking was like an explosion [laughs]!
Who’s the youngest skater in your crew we should pay attention to? The youngest in the video is 18-year-old Davi Bortolotti, who closes the video with No Comply, and I think you should keep an eye on him, as we still have some things in store for him and a new video from his crew “TATENO” to come, which has a lot of bangers.
Is Tiago [Lemos] still the most respected skater of Brazil? Tiago is without a shadow of a doubt the biggest idol in skateboarding here in Brazil, for all generations. He’s the man. I’m not close to him, but I have some friends in common who always say that he is even crazier to watch skate in person.
What message do you have to all the aspiring filmmakers out there to keep skateboarding alive through independent videos? Always believe in your dreams and always do it for love! Don’t expect anything from anyone or any brand, because it’s this effort and spirit of real skateboarders that keeps the flame of original skateboarding burning. Also, make more videos with your friends and may we unite more against all this fake skateboarding that we see nowadays, which only serves to sell and generate money for someone who doesn’t know the least about our culture and only wants to use us!
China’s women come up just short against Olympic volleyball champions Italy
China’s women put up a spirited performance against defending Volleyball Nations League champions Italy at Kai Tak Arena on Sunday, but eventually succumbed to a 3-0 defeat as the Hong Kong leg of the tournament came to a close. The result, which was China’s first defeat of the week, means they are sixth with one […]
China’s women put up a spirited performance against defending Volleyball Nations League champions Italy at Kai Tak Arena on Sunday, but eventually succumbed to a 3-0 defeat as the Hong Kong leg of the tournament came to a close.
The result, which was China’s first defeat of the week, means they are sixth with one more week of competition before the finals in Poland.
China pushed the Paris Olympic champions all the way in the first two sets, losing 25-21, 32-30, but collapsed in the third, bowing out 11-25.
“All of the matches in Hong Kong told us a lot and I’m really excited about our upcoming performances,” Dong Yuhan, the outside hitter, said.
“Our team has a bright future, we will follow the fighting spirit and try to continue our good results.”
Italy’s Paola Ogechi Egonu (left) jumps at the net against China. Photo: Xinhua
Italy have now won all of their matches over the first two legs of the Nations League as they look to defend their 2024 crown.
Anderson’s 3-hitter against Coastal Carolina in CWS finals opener puts LSU 1 win away from title
OMAHA, Neb. — Kade Anderson made his final start in an LSU uniform on Saturday night, and it was a masterpiece that put the Tigers on the cusp of their second national championship in three years. Anderson pitched a three-hitter and struck out 10 in a 1-0 victory over Coastal Carolina in Game 1 of […]
OMAHA, Neb. — Kade Anderson made his final start in an LSU uniform on Saturday night, and it was a masterpiece that put the Tigers on the cusp of their second national championship in three years.
Anderson pitched a three-hitter and struck out 10 in a 1-0 victory over Coastal Carolina in Game 1 of the College World Series finals, his second straight dominant performance in Omaha.
“That’s what we’ve seen all year,” LSU coach Jay Johnson said. “He’s the best pitcher in the country. And did it again tonight. That’s been on the regular every game one of the entire season. Everybody got to see what we’ve seen and known for an entire season.”
The Chanticleers (56-12) lost for the first time in 27 games and must win Sunday to force a third and deciding game Monday night.
LSU (52-15) made Steven Milam’s RBI single in the first inning stand up with Anderson getting stronger as the game progressed against a Coastal Carolina team that had won its first three CWS games by a combined 24-9.
“If it was going to be easy, there would be more than one national champion,” Chanticleers coach Kevin Schnall said. “We’ve got to regroup. We’ve won 26 in a row. Let’s just call it is what it is — the odds were not in our favor to go 28-0 and win this national championship.”
Anderson, a lefty projected to be a top-three pick in next month’s MLB amateur draft, threw 130 pitches and was just as good as he was in LSU’s CWS opener against Arkansas last weekend. He has allowed one run and six hits and struck out 17 in 16 innings in Omaha.
Anderson grew up in Madisonville, Louisiana, as a big fan of LSU baseball. Asked how often he dreamed of a CWS performance like Saturday’s and winning a title, he said, “Probably every night.”
“That wasn’t necessarily to end the College World Series,” he said. “We’ve got one more that we’re preparing for. We’ll go back to the hotel and start preparing for that one as well.”
Against the Chanticleers he had to deal with traffic on the basepaths after issuing three of his five walks in the first two innings and hitting two batters. He was up to the challenge. The Chanticleers were 0 for 9 with runners in scoring position.
“It’s the College World Series. You’re going to pitch with runners on base,” Johnson said. “It’s the best teams in the country, and that’s one of the best teams in the country. They do a great job of finding their way on base. And they did a few times tonight.”
Anderson (12-1) walked pinch-hitter Domenico Tozzi with two outs in the ninth, prompting a mound visit from pitching coach Nate Yeskie. Anderson then got Wells Sykes to fly out to end the game. Anderson and catcher Luis Hernandez embraced, and then their teammates mobbed them behind the mound to celebrate the first complete-game shutout in the CWS since 2022.
Anderson worked around two walks in the first inning, got out of the third when Sebastian Alexander was caught stealing third base, and he struck out three in a row after Blagen Pado’s double leading off the fourth.
After he gave up LSU’s early run, Coastal Carolina’s Cameron Flukey (8-2) matched zeroes with Anderson from the second to sixth inning. Flukey limited the Tigers to four hits, walked two and struck out nine before turning the ball over to Dominick Carbone to start the seventh.
The Tigers are 16-0 when they have a lead at any point when Anderson is pitching. It was Anderson’s second shutout of the season. He threw 135 pitches in a 2-0 win over Oklahoma on April 3.
Anderson said he wasn’t bothered by the conditions. The temperature was 97 degrees at first pitch with a gusty wind blowing out to left.
“I think that’s the real benefit of playing in Louisiana,” he said. “Growing up there, this was honestly not nearly as bad as it was in the super regional.”
LSU will try to lock up its eighth national title Sunday.
Coastal Carolina won the championship in its first trip to Omaha in 2016 and is seeking to become the fifth school to win the title in each of its first two trips to the CWS, but the first since Michigan in 1962.
Schnall reminded reporters that in 2016, Arizona left-hander JC Cloney threw a shutout in Game 1 of the finals and Coastal Carolina came back to win the next two.
“Again, we’ve got to respond, rebound, regroup,” Schnall said. “We’ve got Jacob Morrison pitching tomorrow. Answer the bell.”
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Caleb Yum, Austin American-Statesman | Hearst – Austin Transition Texas A&M volleyball landed a potential program-changing recruit last Monday when Sophee Peterson, the No. 1 recruit in the nation for the Class of 2027, announced her commitment. Peterson had a remarkable sophomore campaign, leading Byron Nelson High School to a 40-1 overall record and the […]
Texas A&M volleyball landed a potential program-changing recruit last Monday when Sophee Peterson, the No. 1 recruit in the nation for the Class of 2027, announced her commitment.
Peterson had a remarkable sophomore campaign, leading Byron Nelson High School to a 40-1 overall record and the No. 1 spot in the MaxPreps national ranking. The Bobcats won their last 36 matches, sweeping through the Class 6A Division II UIL state tournament without dropping a set.
Peterson recorded 1,480 assists, 271 digs, 199 kills, 75 blocks and 48 aces this past season.. She had 42 assists, 13 digs, five kills and four block assists in a three-set sweep of nationally ranked Houston Stratford in the state finals.
MORE: 3 things to know about Texas A&M volleyball
Texas A&M’s season came to an end Dec. 13 in the Sweet 16 after a hard-fought loss to Wisconsin 21-25, 25-18,19-25, 25-23, 13-15 in Nebraska’s Bob Devaney Sports Center. It was the farthest the Aggies had made it in the NCAA Tournament since 2019 and their second consecutive appearance.
“I came here with a vision of what this program has been and should be,” coach Jamie Morrison told reporters after the season ended. “This has been a perennial Sweet 16 team. My first goal when I got here was to bring it back to that.”
Texas A&M signed four prospects in the 2025 class, highlighted by setter Kirra Musgrove, the nation’s No. 24 overall prospect. It currently has three players committed to its 2026 class.
2D Action-platformer ‘Klaus Lee – Thunderballs’ Hits PC & Consoles 26th June
Developer NUKKLEAR and publisher Assemble Entertainment will be launching their 2D action-platforming title ‘Klaus Lee 0 Thunderballs’ onto PC via Steam/GOG, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One consoles on the 26th of June. Dive deep through the neon-hued brash and bawdy ’80s inspired reimagined classic 2D action-platformer with your favorite BADASS Kraut, Klaus Lee! […]
Developer NUKKLEAR and publisher Assemble Entertainment will be launching their 2D action-platforming title ‘Klaus Lee 0 Thunderballs’ onto PC via Steam/GOG, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One consoles on the 26th of June.
Dive deep through the neon-hued brash and bawdy ’80s inspired reimagined classic 2D action-platformer with your favorite BADASS Kraut, Klaus Lee! Dust off your jetpack, grab your dynamite and prepare your laser eyes and dive deep into Klaus’ first challenging adventure!
Have a gander below for more details on ‘Klaus Lee – Thunderballs’.
Dive deep through the neon-hued brash and bawdy ’80s inspired classic 2D action-platformer with your favorite BADASS Kraut, Klaus Lee! Dust off your jetpack, grab your dynamite, and prepare your laser eyes to dive deep into Klaus’ first challenging adventure!
You remember Klaus Lee, right?! No? Well, you should! He almost became a cop in Beverly Hills but then applied to be a private investigator in Hawaii and got bored waiting to find out if he got it. Moving back to Cali, he worked as an unknown stuntman while running a squad of troubleshooters that kept getting beaten to the clients by A much more successful Team. One time he barely missed his job interview at a New York startup and some dude named Zeddemore got the job as an exterminator of spirits.
Did you know that Klaus trained Maverick how to both fly his jet and play killer beach volleyball? This is only a glimpse of everything he experienced living life to the max. Klaus was a really busy guy!
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ITTA BENA, MS – MVSU kicked off its second annual Track and Field Camp. The camp stretches over 4 days and includes instructions in sprints, hurdles, throws, and jumps. “We’re working with the youth in the area of learning their skill levels.” said MVSU Track Coach Dr. Michael Snapp. “We also want to be able […]
ITTA BENA, MS – MVSU kicked off its second annual Track and Field Camp. The camp stretches over 4 days and includes instructions in sprints, hurdles, throws, and jumps.
“We’re working with the youth in the area of learning their skill levels.” said MVSU Track Coach Dr. Michael Snapp. “We also want to be able to get them to see the university and get experience on the collegiate level.”
Vicksburg native Gabby McLeod crowned Miss Louisiana 2025
Monroe, LA.(VDN)—Gabrelle “Gabby” McLeod, a native of Vicksburg, was crowned Miss Louisiana 2025 on Saturday night, capping off a standout weekend at the state competition. Representing Miss Cane River, McLeod emerged as the winner after advancing through the Top 11 and Top 5 on the final night of competition. Just a day earlier, she claimed […]
Monroe, LA.(VDN)—Gabrelle “Gabby” McLeod, a native of Vicksburg, was crowned Miss Louisiana 2025 on Saturday night, capping off a standout weekend at the state competition.
Representing Miss Cane River, McLeod emerged as the winner after advancing through the Top 11 and Top 5 on the final night of competition. Just a day earlier, she claimed the Overall Fitness Award for the second year in a row—a testament to her dedication and preparation.
This victory marks a significant leap from her 2024 performance, when she was named fourth runner-up and a Top 5 finalist in her first year competing at Miss Louisiana. During that competition, she also took home the Preliminary Health and Fitness Newcomer Award and the Overall Fitness Award.
Now, as Miss Louisiana 2025, McLeod will represent the state at the upcoming Miss America pageant, continuing her journey on a national stage.
Though she will now serve as an ambassador for Louisiana, McLeod has deep roots in Mississippi. A graduate of River City Early College, she was a standout track and field athlete at Warren Central High School before attending the University of Louisiana at Monroe.
Her background in athletics, combined with her pageant experience, has helped shape her into a strong and poised competitor. McLeod’s win is not only a personal triumph, but a proud moment for her hometown.
Despite representing a neighboring state, McLeod continues to receive strong support from Vicksburg, where her accomplishments are being celebrated across the community and over social media as many individuals are posting her success.
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