Luigi Cani (December 4, 1970) is a Brazilian stunt performer and

cinematographic Cinematography (from ancient Greek κίνημα, ''kìnema'' "movement" and γράφειν, ''gràphein'' "to write") is the art of motion picture (and more recently, electronic video camera) photography. Cinematographers use a lens to foc ...

producer. He is a well known athlete in

parachuting Parachuting, including also skydiving, is a method of transiting from a high point in the atmosphere to the surface of Earth with the aid of gravity, involving the control of speed during the descent using a parachute or parachutes. For ...

Individual world records and most feats

* 2000: Along with his teammates, was the first parachutist to proximity fly the Swiss

Alps The Alps () ; german: Alpen ; it, Alpi ; rm, Alps ; sl, Alpe . are the highest and most extensive mountain range system that lies entirely in Europe, stretching approximately across seven Alpine countries (from west to east): France, Sw ...

, creating a new skydiving sport discipline now known as

Speed flying Speed-flying and speed riding are advanced disciplines of paragliding that use a small, high-performance paraglider wing to quickly descend heights such as mountains. Speed flying and speed riding are very similar sports; speed flying is when the ...

. * 2000, 2004, 2008, 2021: World smallest parachute ever jumped and landed (SLeia 34). * 2000, 2004, 2008: World fastest speed flying with a high performance parachute. * 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004: Honored as one of the world’s top 10 High Performance Parachute Pilots. * 2002: Along with his teammates was the first to land canopies on top of Europe’s highest peak,

Mont Blanc Mont Blanc (french: Mont Blanc ; it, Monte Bianco , both meaning "white mountain") is the highest mountain in the Alps and Western Europe, rising above sea level. It is the second-most prominent mountain in Europe, after Mount Elbrus, and i ...

. * 2004: First skydiver to fly a high performance parachute in close proximity with a wingsuit pilot creating the new sport discipline called “XRW”. * 2005: World fastest free fall speed at 343 mph / 552kmh (stream line body position). * 2006: First human to ride a motorcycle at 160kmh (100 mph) into the

Grand Canyon The Grand Canyon (, yuf-x-yav, Wi:kaʼi:la, , Southern Paiute language: Paxa’uipi, ) is a steep-sided canyon carved by the Colorado River in Arizona, United States. The Grand Canyon is long, up to wide and attains a depth of over a m ...

with a wingsuit and parachute. * 2007: Wingsuit “proximity” fly-by within 5 meters of the Statue of Christ in Rio de Janeiro. * 2008, 2009, 2010: Hired by the USA Military to coach Elite troops such as the Navy Seals, the Special Force and others. * 2010: First human to fly a wingsuit in close formation with a jet fighter aircraft. * 2010: First human to ride a motorcycle off the Rio-Niterói bridge over

Guanabara Bay Guanabara Bay ( pt, Baía de Guanabara, ) is an oceanic bay located in Southeast Brazil in the state of Rio de Janeiro. On its western shore lie the cities of Rio de Janeiro and Duque de Caxias, and on its eastern shore the cities of Niterói and ...

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...

Brasil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area an ...

. * 2010: First Brazilian skydiver to re-enter an Airplane in free fall. * 2011: First human to wingsuit fly between the Petronas Towers in Malaysia.

TV shows

* 2003: Sports Reporter for ESPN Brazil * 2003: Sports Reporter for GLOBO TV - Fantástico Show * 2005: Host for a TV Series (Gravity Quest) on SPORTV - GloboSat * 2006: Host for a TV Show (Globo TV - Cald Huck) * 2011: Sports Reporter for Globo TV (Esp. Esp.) * 2011: Host for a TV Series (Sem Asas) no OFF - Globosat * 2011: Host for a TV Series (2-Elementos) on MULTISHOW - Globosat

References

External links

* Official site: http://luigicani.tv/ * Company site: http://www.cani.tv {{DEFAULTSORT:Cani, Luigi 1970 births Living people Brazilian skydivers Brazilian stunt performers Brazilian television presenters