Text by @coletivoxv

Last sunday (05/12) we spent our day celebrating 10 years of free skateboarding in Praça XV after two years of quarantine. It was an unforgettable day with a lot of skateboarding culture, music, skate school, best trick, art, yoga and much more.

We started our Skateata gathering at a point of the city and headed towards the spots we chose to start the First Trick giving some money for who landed the most creative trick

While we were landing some tricks through the city center, there was a skate school for children at Prava xv, coordinated by the institutes that were participating in the event, providing integration and a huge exchange of experiences for different children and teenagers from different parts of the city, in the place that is the heart of Rio's skateboarding, an experience beyond the skatepark, connecting students with a piece of street culture, history and the city where they live.

Institutes:

• Instituto Ademafia

• Atitude Dende

• Bruno Piu

• Santo Skate

• Skate de Fato

Arriving at Praça XV, while the kids were having lunch, we headed towards the '' Buraco '' where the last stage of the Bast Trick sponsored by Soma would take place

Combining Yoga and Art Therapy, Yogarte is a creative proposal that accompanies children in a process of emotional integration, through conscious breathing, movement, play and artistic expression.

At 14:00 the Women's Best Trick started, worth 500 R$ for whoever landed the best trick with a carton of milk in hand and lots of prizes

We invited the Crews from Rio for a 15-minute demo with the skaters

Male best trick worth 500R$ for the best trick on a Giant Skate with milk carton in hand + Rewards

This one was undoubtedly one of the funniest.

Whoever landed the slide sooner by the roses won, but the ground was very slippery!

It was a whole day of music and attractions

Even Snoop Dog appeared on A Filial's show

Check out A Filial's new album -> A Filial Apresenta Eddie Lolo

We ended our day by rewarding our skaters who participated in the Best Trick with lots of clothes, boards, shoes and much more

List of Event Sponsors

@Skatehive
@redley85
@cavalera
@ous_official
@naveia
@bolovo
@sejancs
@essenciaskate
@solidoskateboards
@mauacbaskatecoffee
@old_skate_movel
@applausehrdwr
@barracaoshop
@skateatelie.rj
@sourcegriptape
@dsal_movimento

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