Adriano Garrido
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Francismar Adriano Dias Garrido (born November 30, 1972 in Recife
) is a beach volleyball
player from Brazil
, who won the silver medal in the men's beach team competition at the 1999 Pan American Games
in Winnipeg, Canada, partnering Lula Barbosa
.
Recife
Recife is the fifth-largest metropolitan area in Brazil with 4,136,506 inhabitants, the largest metropolitan area of the North/Northeast Regions, the 5th-largest metropolitan influence area in Brazil, and the capital and largest city of the state of Pernambuco. The population of the city proper...
) is a beach volleyball
Beach volleyball
Beach volleyball, or sand volleyball, is an Olympic team sport played by two teams of two players on a sand court divided by a net.Like volleyball, the object of the game is to send the ball over the net in order to ground it on the opponent’s court, and to prevent the same effort by the opponent....
player from Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
, who won the silver medal in the men's beach team competition at the 1999 Pan American Games
1999 Pan American Games
The 1999 Pan American Games, officially the XIII Pan American Games or the 13th Pan American Games, was a major international multi-sport event that was held from July 23-August 8, 1999 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Approximately 5,000 athletes from 42 nations participated at the games. The 1999...
in Winnipeg, Canada, partnering Lula Barbosa
Lula Barbosa
Lula Barbosa da Silva is a beach volleyball player from Brazil, who won the silver medal in the men's beach team competition at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada, partnering Adriano Garrido.-References:...
.