Other Interests: Soccer, running
Other Profession: Professional dancer with rock group “Charlie Brown Jr” one of the biggest in the country

Motto
“I am a B-Boy with attitude! I leave nothing behind or unresolved.”

TITLES 1999 2nd place Master Crew, Solo battle, São Paulo, Brazil
1999 1st place Bboy Jam, 2 on 2 battle, Curitiba, Brazil
2000 1st place King of the Circle, 2 on 2 battle, Sorocaba, Brazil
2001 1st place Bienal do Livro, solo battle, São Paulo, Brazil
2003 3rd place Passo de Arte, 2 on 2 battle, Santos, Brazil
2004 1st place UBI Crew Anniversary Party, 3 on 3 battle
2004 1st place Hutus Hip Hop Festival, 3 on 3 battle
2005 1st place Caieiras Festival, 5 on 5 battle, Brazil
2005 4th place Hip Hop World Challenge, Leipzig, Germany
2005 4th place Red Bull BC ONE 2005, Berlin, Germany
2006 4th place Red Bull BC ONE 2006, Sao Paulo, Brazil
2007 participant Red Bull Local Hero Tour / São Paulo / Brasil
2007 2nd place Red Bull BC One Latin América Qualifier
2007 4th place R16 Sparkling Korea / South Korea (crews)
2008 1st place Eliminatory Battle of the Year 2008 / Brazil
2008 1st place O Duelo – São Paulo (crews)
2008 3rd place R-16 Sparkilng Korea / South Korea (crews)
2008 participant Red Bull Breaking / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil
2008 participant Euro Battle 2008 / Porto / Portugal (crews)

PROFILE

Alex José Gomes Eduardo aka PELÉZINHO aka PELÉ was one of the big surprises of the RED BULL BC ONE in Berlin in 2005. Leaving South America for the first time, he straightaway came in fourth at the BC ONE in Berlin. The following year, he also made fourth place in Brazil.

PELÉZINHO shows the Brazilian “ginga” through a creative and powerful style. Ginga—an almost indefinable, mystical quality of movement and attitude possessed only by Brazilians and evident in everything they do. The way they walk, talk, dance and approach everything in their lives. Ginga is what gives Brazilian football players their fluidity and rhythm on the pitch and enables them to 'Joga Bonito' (Play Beautiful).

PELÉ’S style is acrobatic and powerful and very creative with deep roots in Brazilian culture. Including elements of capoeira and samba, he has a big variety of moves and tries to stay unpredictable. He surprises the audience with great combinations and suicidal moves. His battle strategy is flexible. Depending on his opponent, he might change his approach every second.

PELÉZINHO saw breaking in 1995 for the first time. He was walking the streets of his hometown, São José do Rio Preto, with his father when he saw B-Boys dancing on cardboard on a street corner. He was 13 years old and was mesmerized by what looked like magic to him. The following year he started to dance himself.

Apart from breaking, PELÉZINHO is into soccer and capoeira, like so many other Brazilian boys. He loves to travel and learn about different cultures and tries to absorb as much as he can when he’s abroad. PELÉZINHO got his name as a kid when he was playing soccer in the streets. He got so good at it, that people started to call him PELÉZINHO, which means little Pelé, after the Brazilian soccer legend. His biggest inspirations are B-Boy Remind from Style Elements and his beloved son who has inspired him ever since the day he was born.

PELÉZINHO sees his future in breaking and wants to go on working hard to establish a name in the international scene. He is a professional dancer, performing in videos, commercials, shows, and theatre performances and wants to dance for the rest of his life. He sees Storm from Germany as an example of how a B-Boy can structure his life around dance by doing workshops, lectures and shows in later years.

PELÉZINHO feels that he could have easily gotten into trouble including drugs and crime because of the environment he grew up in. Many of his childhood friends have already died or gone to prison. He feels that focusing on the dance helped him to stay out of trouble and make the right decisions in his life. His family agrees and that’s why they support him. His grandmother is his biggest fan.

For PELÉZINHO a good B-Boy is somebody who shows respect—respect to his family, his fellow B-Boys, the history of B-Boying and the dance itself. He puts great emphasize on breaking being a dance and not circus acrobatics. “Give respect and gain respect by being the best B-Boy you can!”

APPEARANCES

++Performances / Shows / Tours**
2008 – Gas Festival – São Paulo
2008 – TV Show Manos e Minas – TV Cultura
2008 – Planeta Atlântida / Multishow Festival – Porto Alegre R.S., 60 000
2008 – Music Festival “Festival de Verão” Salvador – Bahia, 80 000
2008 – Planeta Atlântida Music Festival – Florianópolis S.C., 40 000
2007 – Planeta Atlântida/Multi Show Festival – Porto Alegre – 40 000
2007 – Planeta Atlântida Music Festival - Florianópolis S.C. – 40 000
2007 – TV show Charme w/ Adriane Galisteu – SBT
2006 – Criança Esperança – TV Globo – participation
2006 – Video Music Brasil - MTV Brasil – live presentation
2006 – Tour with the brazilian rock band Charlie Brown Júnior
2005 – Tour with the brazilian rapper Marcelo D2
2005 – Planeta Atlântida/Multi Show Festival – Porot Alegre – 40.000 viewers
2005 – Hip Hop Manifesta Festival – Florianópolis – 35.000 viewers
2004 – Video Music Brasil - MTV Brasil – live presentation
2004 – Dance o Clipe Program – MTV Brasil
2004 – Domingão do Faustão – TV Globo Network
2004 – Planeta Atlântida/Multi Show Festival - Porto Alegre – 30.000 viewers
2004 – Hip Hop Manifesta Festival – Rio de Janeiro – 30.000 viewers

Music videos
2008 Egg Films – Advertisement for TV - Cadbury Lunch Bar – South África
2007 Rapper Marcelo D2 – “loadeando” music video
2007 Charlie Brown Junior - “O Magnata” film
2006 Charlie Brown Júnior – “Ela vai Voltar”
2004 Advertisement for TV – Olympikus shoe company
2004 Rapper Marcelo D2 – MTV Unplugged
2003 Rapper Marcelo D2 – “loadeando”

Theatrical performances
2008 – Red Bull BC One Exhibition Tour – Australia
2008 – Nike Komb Break – São Paulo – Brasil
2008 – Comercial Cadbury – África do Sul
2008 – Projeto Cor, Comunidade e Atividade – Sesc Rio Preto – S.J.Rio Preto – S.P.
2007 – O Dia D Sandro Dias – Campinas - S.P.
2003 – Freestyle w/ BBoy Storm at Battle of the Year
2007 – Gás Festival – São Paulo
2002 – Showcase and judge at I Encontro Regional de Hip Hop de Araraquara / SP First Hip Hop Meeting at Araraquara city
2002 – Performance “Antonin Artaud” at II Festival Internacional de Teatro de São José do Rio Preto / LugarUMBIGO (Second SJ do Rio Preto International Theatre Festival)

Judge
2008 – Red Bull Street Style (Freestyle soccer) – São Paulo
2008 – Shadow Wars 2008 – Australia
2008 – Red Bull Burn out Street – Colombia
2008 – Batallha Style Frutal – Frutal – Minas Gerais
2008 – Baixada Hip Hop – Nova Iguaçu – Rio de Janeiro
2008 – Red Bull Face 2 Face – Mexico
2007 – Sudaka – Chile
2007 – Batalha do Amapa – Macapá – Amapá
2007 – Interior Manifesto – Hortolândia – São Paulo
2006 – Duelo de Titãs – S.J. Rio Preto – São Paulo
2006 – Festival de Dança de Joinville – S.C.