Brazil’s Nathalia dos Reis Monteiro Secures FIS World Championship Spot on Road to Milano-Cortina 2026
New York, NY, USA – The Country of Brazil has a surprise entry in the International Ski & Snowboard Federation’s (FIS) St. Moritz Engadin 2025 FIS Snowboard, Freestyle, Freeski World Championships, as Nathalia dos Reis Monteiro stunned the snowboard alpine world by earning enough points to qualify. She participated in recent FIS North American Cup (NorAm) events located in Canada and the United States of America.
The St. Moritz Engadin 2025 World Championships are being held from 17-30 March in Switzerland, where Nathalia will represent her country of Brazil.
Last week, Nathalia competed in two women’s parallel giant slalom NorAm Cup events held at Val Saint-Côme, Quebec, in Canada. On Wednesday, 19 February, she finished in sixth place and earned 64.00 FIS points. The following day, she finished in seventh place and earned an additional 57.60 FIS points. Earlier this week, on Tuesday, 25 February, she competed in a NorAm Cup race located in Holiday Valley, NY and earned 25.60 FIS points. Her combined points placed at 140 in the FIS world ranking system.
The Brazilian Confederation of Snow Sports (CBDN) welcomed Nathalia to the team earlier this week. Their St. Moritz Engadin 2025 World Championships team will include three other snowboard athletes. The brothers Augustinho and Joao Teixeira, ages 19 and 17 respectively, will compete in the Park & Pipe competitions. Their disciplines include men’s slopestyle and the men’s halfpipe. Noah Bethonico, age 21, will compete in the snowboard cross disciplines. Nathalia will race in the Women’s parallel giant slalom event being held on 20 March. She will be coached by David Hirschberg.
Nathalia’s goal is to participate in the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games and to represent her country of Brazil on the world stage. The funding necessary for her to train at world-class venues, to procure the best equipment and to compete at the international level is costly. BrazilSnow, a nonprofit organization, was formed to raise the funds that are necessary for Nathalia to have a sustainable path towards meeting her objectives. Contributions can be made here.
About BrazilSnow
BrazilSnow is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization formed in the State of New York. It is a collaborative effort created by citizens of Brazil and the United States. Its mission is to seek charitable contributions from corporations and private donors to support the training of elite Brazilian winter athletes so they may have the opportunity to compete in the Olympics and Paralympics. BrazilSnow utilizes training facilities in North America and South America that are centers of excellence for snowboarders and can provide elite training for winter athletes to become Olympians and Paralympians. BrazilSnow is a member of the Brazilian American Chamber of Commerce located in New York City, NY, USA.
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Contact
Thomas Dresdner
Executive Director
1.973.920.0831
thomas@brazilsnow.org