Rogério "Pará" de Souza Ferreira (born September 13, 1973 in
Belém
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) is a male former
beach volleyball
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player from
Brazil
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. He won the gold medal at the
1997 World Championships in
Los Angeles, California
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, partnering with
Guilherme Marques. Two years later, they both claimed the bronze medal at the World Championships in
Marseille, France.
References
Rogerio 'Para' Ferreiraat the
Beach Volleyball Database
1973 births
Living people
Brazilian men's beach volleyball players
Sportspeople from Belém
20th-century Brazilian sportsmen
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