Sandro Dias is presented during the Red Bull Building Drop in Porto Alegre, Brazil, on September 25, 2025.
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He skateboarding He wrote in Latin America one of its most memorable pages in history.
Sandro Dias, Brazilian Skate and Athlete Red Bull Legend, launched this Thursday from a 22 -story building in Porto Alegre to make history: it reached the 103.8 km/h and signed the highest drop in a temporary tube roomconquering of the Guinness Repords In a single day.
An urban legend made reality
The stage was the FERNANDO FERRARI ADMINISTRATIVE CENTER (CAFF)a building of 88.91 meters that fed jokes, memes and dreams in the skate culture.
With its tube room, the place was known as “The impossible ramp.”
On Thursday, September 25, 2025, it ceased to be a myth: At 50, Sandro transformed him into the most extreme descent ever performed on a skateboard.
“This is a dream of more than 13 years that we have just achieved, taking the limits to the maximum”Dias said after completing the final descent.
The 70 meter challenge
The progression was millimeter: before the definitive attempt, days dropped from 55, 60 and 65 meters. The historical descent was executed from 70 meters highwith an effective 60 -meter fall that prompted it to exceed the 100 km/h barrier. Eight seconds of vertigo that had not been tested even in training.
“It's not about looking for fame, it's about taking limits beyond and creating opportunities for people”Dias explained.
Ten months of preparation
The project, baptized Red Bull Building Drop and made in collaboration with Prada red linehe took ten months of work. The skater trained with a 40 kilos vest on modified ramps, faced simulations of G forces and reached until 136 km/h In track tests.
All with a goal: Dominate an unprecedented structure exposed to wind, speed and height.
For security, inflatable barriers were deployed MotoGP style, 1,800 foam cubes and a technical team that assisted it with rappel from the roof.
Even so, the risk was huge: The last attempt was executed without prior trial, trusting in the physical and mental strength of an athlete who has never ceased to surprise.
Global recognition
The judges of Guinness World Records They immediately certified the two records:
- The highest fall in a temporary tube room.
- The highest speed on Skateboard in a temporary tube room.
The echo of the feat toured the world of skate. Tony Hawk He defined it as “a jump five times later than everyone else.”
“If you look at the history of skateboarding, continue to progress. Keep improving. (…) You can go even further than we imagine”Added the legendary American skater.
A legacy without age
The man who conquered the 'impossible ramp' at age 50 continues to open roads, proveing that the skate – and any goal— It is not a matter of age, but of passion, dreams and courage.
“I am completely satisfied, and I think this showed that we can overcome even more”, Concluyó Sandro Dias.
The “impossible ramp” is no longer a joke on the Internet: It is the new milestone of a sport that never stops reinventing itself.
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