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HEARTBREAKING NEWS: Devastating Fire Outbreak in Ontario stadium which results to the death of Ontario football 🏈 player Sydney Brown….the chief reason representatives from all 10 PBR Teams squads were on hand in Icem to watch nearly 60 of Brazil’s best bull riders. The talent pool is vast, and the number of riders coming to the U.S. is only increasing.

 

“It’s big. A big change,” said Marchi, who was Brazilian rider No. 4 in the U.S. “I remember when I came to the United States, we worked so hard to make the dream come true. Today, everything is easy for those guys. They have cars, they have phones, they have everything. They have helpers drive them everywhere. And this is a big opportunity for them to have PBR come to the country to select riders to take over there. I wish we could do this when we first came to the United States. The teams are going to build you to success.”

 

Palermo echoed Marchi’s sentiment with a rueful shake of his head.

 

“If I had that kind of help, it would be unbelievable,” Palermo said. “That is unbelievable for those guys. You go to America, you already have a team to go to. You have money – some guys go over there and already have a contract and make money. And it’s easier to get a visa. I think the consulate is going to open up more for those guys going. But it’s very, very easy for those guys going over there now. And for the American people coming here to do that and help those guys go there and help with the visa with the consulate, this is aweThere were two or three guys (in the U.S.) before me, but they never stayed because it wasn’t worth it financially,” Moraes said. “Back then, it didn’t pay much, and here, it paid a lot, so it wasn’t worth it financially. So the guys, they went there and came back.

 

“I stayed because of the idea, the new concept – PBR. I stayed in the U.S., not because of the rodeo. I stayed because of the PBR. So much so that I rode two years in rodeos, and then I quit and stuck in the PBR because I loved the idea, the concept, building something, creating something new. I’m proud to be a part of that. So yes, I am the first one to be there, and I was alone for a few years. I don’t remember how long I was by myself, the solo Brazilian, but it was at least three or four years.”

 

Moraes won the inaugural PBR World Championship in 1994, and his compatriots slowly started following him to the United States. Florida Freedom head coach Paulo Crimber, 2002 World Champion Ednei Caminhas, Carolina Cowboys assistant coach Robson Palermo, and Kansas City Outlaws assistant coach and 2008 World Champion Guilherme Marchi were among the first wave.

 

“When I went there, there were six guys there. Now, there’s 200,” Palermo said with a laugh.

 

He’s not exaggerating, either. The explosion of Brazilian bull riders in the PBR has been out of this world. You don’t even have to look back that far to see a difference – just 10 years ago, in 2015, there were 12 Brazilians in the Top 35 of the standings. As things stand in 2025, there are 18.some.”