Márcio Henrique Barroso Araújo (born 12 October 1973 in

Fortaleza Fortaleza ( ; ; ) is the state capital of Ceará, located in Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeastern Brazil. It is Brazil's 4th largest city—Fortaleza surpassed Salvador, Bahia, Salvador in 2022 census with a population of slightly over 2.4 mi ...

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) is a male

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player from

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. He won the gold medal in the men's beach team competition at the

2005 Beach Volleyball World Championships These page shows the results of the Beach volleyball World Championships, held 21–26 June 2005 in Berlin, Germany. It was the fifth official edition of this event, after ten unofficial championships (1987–1996) all held in Rio de Janeiro. ...

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, partnering with

Fábio Luiz Magalhães Fábio Luiz de Jesus Magalhães (; born 13 March 1979 in Marataízes) is a male beach volleyball player from Brazil. Magalhães won the gold medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2005 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Berlin, Ge ...

. Araújo represented his native country at the

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, after having claimed the bronze medal alongside

Benjamin Insfran Benjamin Insfran (born 14 April 1972 in Porto Murtinho, Mato Grosso do Sul) is a male former beach volleyball player from Brazil. Insfran and partner Márcio Araújo won the bronze medal at the 2003 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Rio d ...

at the

2003 Beach Volleyball World Championships These page shows the results of the IV Beach Volleyball World Championships, held from October 7 to October 12, 2003, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It was the fourth official edition of this event, after ten unofficial championships (1987–1996) al ...

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