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Thiago Pereira

THIAGO PEREIRA's DAY 19/12/2007 - The brazilian swimmer Thiago Pereira 26 years old. The swimming pool will be the house of Thiago it ties the Beijing Olympic Games. The swimmer had passed most of the time inside water it longs, accomplishing kilometers and kilometers for the goal of bringing a medal of the Beijing Olympic Games. The athlete work 60 km a week, in eight months, Thiago will have 23 days off, about a they will have of a worker's rest that accomplishes normal day. Thiago will swim beside the phenomenon world champion and Olympic Michael Phelps. The swimmer was chosen the best athlete of the year in Brazil. The picture story was done during one day with the athlete in the water at Minas T?nis Clube swimming pool in Belo Horizonte - Brazil. Photo by Jonne Roriz/O Estado de S. Paulo

I'm photographer during 14 years in Brazil . Actually working to O Estado de S.Paulo newspaper and Agencia Estado, the photo agency in Brazil