Adriano Silva Moraes (born April 20, 1970) is a Brazilian retired rodeo athlete specializing in bull riding. He had been one of the leading bull riders in the world since the mid-1990s, with two titles at the National Finals Rodeo (NFR) and three Professional Bull Riders (PBR) world titles to his credit.Moraes was born on his relatives' farm in Quintana, São Paulo, Brazil, but grew up on the ranch his father managed in Cachoeira Paulista. He is of Portuguese descent on his father's side. He grew up wanting to follow in his father's footsteps, but started riding bulls when he was 15. At age 17, he rode in his first professional rodeo in Brazil, and placed second in his third rodeo, making nine times as much as he did riding a tractor on the ranch his father managed. Shortly after this, he quit school to ride bulls full-time. Wikipedia
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