PUEBLO, Colo. – Rafael dos Santos could not have asked for a much better start at the 2019 PBR Brazil Finals.
Santos – the No. 3 ranked rider in PBR Brazil – won Round 1 with a 91.25-point ride on Carcamano to help increase his chances at winning the 2019 PBR Brazil championship. Carcamano is one of the Brazilian bulls in contention for PBR Brazil’s Bull of the Year.
Santos earned 250 points toward the national standings and now trails No. 1 and injured LeAndro Machado by 515 points.
Meanwhile, No. 2 Caic Cassio was bucked off by Arapó in 6.12 seconds. No. 4 Fabricio Gomes also bucked off, lasting 7.3 seconds on Mágoa de Boiadeiro.
“I can't believe it,” Santos told PBR Brazil’s Jorge Cardoso. “Making the best score of the night on such a tough bull in the Brazilian Final is sensational. This makes me more inspired to fight for the title.”
The winner of the PBR Brazil Finals on Saturday night picks up 1,250 points toward the national standings.
Fans can watch the conclusion of the PBR Brazil Finals from Brasilia, Brazil, beginning at 6:50 p.m. ET.
There were 10 qualified rides in Round 1.
Roberto Carlos Vieira Junior finished second in Round 1 with a 90.75-point ride on Reza a Lenda.
Mauricio Gula Moreira finished third with an 87.25-point effort on Trem Bala, while Pablo Assuncao (86.75 points on Terrorista) and Rodolfo Alves (85 points on Terror) rounded out the Top 5.
Professional Bull Riders – 2019 PBR Brazil Finals
Brazilia, Brazil Event Leaders
(Round 1-Round 2-Round 3-Event Aggregate-Event Points)
1. Rafael H. dos Santos, 91,25-0-0-91,25-250 Points.
2. Roberto Carlos Vieira Junior, 90,75-0-0-90,75-150 Points.
3. Mauricio Gula Moreira, 87,25-0-0-87,25-125 Points.
4. Pablo Assunção, 86,75-0-0-86,75-100 Points.
5. Rodolfo Alves, 85-0-0-85,00-75 Points.
6. Lucas Martins Costa, 84,5-0-0-84,50-40 Points.
7. Alan de Souza, 80,75-0-0-80,75-25 Points.
8. Lindomar Lino, 80,25-0-0-80,25-15 Points.
(tie). Amadeu Campos Silva, 80,25-0-0-80,25-15 Points.
10. Junio Patrick Souza, 77-0-0-77,00-5 Points.
Caic Cassio Carvalho, 0-0-0-0,00
Alex Marcilio, 0-0-0-0,00
Fabricio Gomes, 0-0-0-0,00
Romario Leite, 0-0-0-0,00
Bruno Scaranello, 0-0-0-0,00
Adriano Salgado, 0-0-0-0,00
Flávio Vinícius da Silva, 0-0-0-0,00
Alex Júnior da Silva, 0-0-0-0,00
Joao Lucas, 0-0-0-0,00
Fabio Eleuterio, 0-0-0-0,00
Ednélio Rodrigues Almeida, 0-0-0-0,00
João Marcelo G. Santos, 0-0-0-0,00
José Adolfo Neto, 0-0-0-0,00
Marcos Fernando Menezes, 0-0-0-0,00
Marcio Luis Lima, 0-0-0-0,00
Robinson Guedes, 0-0-0-0,00
Igor Junqueira, 0-0-0-0,00
Maciel Santana, 0-0-0-0,00
Eder de Souza Violim, 0-0-0-0,00
Wilton Leite, 0-0-0-0,00
João Paulo Victor, 0-0-0-0,00
Dirlei Bonani, 0-0-0-0,00
Lucas Junio Gomes da Silva, 0-0-0-0,00
Antonio Frederico Calcagni, 0-0-0-0,00
Jordans Jordão Jr., 0-0-0-0,00
Felipe Alexandre Pereira, 0-0-0-0,00
Jerson Arantes dos Santos, 0-0-0-0,00
2019 Professional Bull Riders PBR Brazil Standings
(Place, Rider, Events, Wins, Top 5's, Points, Total Winnings)
1. Leandro Machado, 6, 1, 4, 1.567,50, R$ 14.140,15
2. Caic Cassio Carvalho, 4, 1, 2, 1.260,00, R$ 33.622,22
3. Rafael H. dos Santos, 8, 1, 1, 1.052,50, R$ 6.977,50
4. Fabricio Gomes, 9, 0, 3, 983,33, R$ 15.717,50
5. Romario Leite, 5, 1, 1, 832,50, R$ 5.886,45
6. Joao Lucas, 10, 0, 3, 802,50, R$ 7.725,00
7. Lucas Martins Costa, 9, 0, 2, 752,50, R$ 10.373,95
8. Alan de Souza, 6, 1, 1, 733,33, R$ 10.330,00
9. Roberto Carlos Vieira Junior, 8, 0, 3, 654,16, R$ 4.678,95
10. Bruno Scaranello, 7, 1, 1, 632,50, R$ 25.371,67
11. Alex Júnior da Silva, 9, 0, 2, 568,33, R$ 8.532,50
12. José Adolfo Neto, 8, 0, 2, 562,50, R$ 14.675,00
13. Mauricio Gula Moreira, 4, 0, 1, 545,00, R$ 3.978,95
14. Fabio Eleuterio, 7, 0, 2, 507,50, R$ 18.146,67
15. Ednélio Rodrigues Almeida, 7, 0, 2, 495,00, R$ 4.439,34
16. Adriano Salgado, 7, 1, 3, 492,50, R$ 55.100,00
17. Pablo Assunção, 8, 0, 1, 460,00, R$ 2.887,50
17. Silvano Alves, 3, 1, 1, 460,00, R$ 12.015,00
19. Marcos Fernando Menezes, 8, 1, 1, 356,66, R$ 8.850,00
20. Maciel Santana, 9, 0, 1, 300,00, R$ 1.800,00
21. Wilton Leite, 5, 0, 1, 287,50, R$ 2.240,00
22. Flávio Vinícius da Silva, 6, 0, 1, 270,00, R$ 6.810,00
23. Eder de Souza Violim, 8, 0, 1, 247,50, R$ 2.187,50
24. Igor Junqueira, 5, 0, 1, 215,00, R$ 7.131,67
25. Rodolfo Alves, 6, 0, 0, 165,00, R$ 600,00
26. João Marcelo G. Santos, 8, 0, 0, 157,50, R$ 1.347,50
27. Lucas Mateus Teixeira, 3, 0, 0, 135,00, R$ 705,00
28. Rafael Marcelino de Montanha, 4, 0, 1, 125,00, R$ 3.450,00
29. Amadeu Campos Silva, 3, 0, 1, 110,00, R$ 3.920,00
30. Rubens Barbosa, 2, 0, 0, 95,00, R$ 2.430,00
31. Felipe Alexandre Pereira, 6, 0, 0, 87,50, R$ 975,00
32. Lucas Junio Gomes da Silva, 6, 0, 1, 77,50, R$ 1.372,50
33. João Paulo Victor, 4, 0, 0, 75,00, R$ 900,00
33. Jordans Jordão Jr., 6, 0, 0, 75,00, R$ 600,00
35. Alex Cerqueira, 4, 0, 0, 72,50, R$ 225,00
36. Antonio Frederico Calcagni, 3, 0, 0, 60,00, R$ 150,00
36. Jerson Arantes dos Santos, 3, 0, 0, 60,00, R$ 787,50
38. Fernando Henrique Novais, 4, 0, 0, 57,50, R$ 607,50
39. Alisson De Souza, 3, 0, 0, 37,50, R$ 0,00
40. Roberto Elidio Tobias, 2, 0, 0, 36,66, R$ 300,00
41. Alex Marcilio, 3, 0, 0, 32,50, R$ 675,00
42. Andre Maximo, 1, 0, 0, 30,00, R$ 150,00
43. Eduardo Aguiar, 1, 0, 0, 27,50, R$ 112,50
44. Gildasio Teixeira Guedes, 2, 0, 0, 25,00, R$ 0,00
45. Jose Tayson, 1, 0, 0, 17,50, R$ 0,00