Personal Information
Residence São Paulo, BRA
Occupation Armed Forces Athlete, Motivational Speaker
Languages English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish
License number 04121993001
Club Esporte Clube Pinheiros
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport? She began fencing in 2003 at Esporte Clube Pinheiros in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Why this sport? "Fencing was the only sport that would fit in with my school schedule. I began doing it for fun and I fell in love."
Club / Team Esporte Clube Pinheiros [BRA] / Frascati Scherma [ITA]:
Name of coach Alessandra Nucci [national]
Handedness Left
General Interest
Nicknames Bia (Facebook page, 28 May 2018)
Hobbies Travel, playing the guitar and the piano, learning languages. (Facebook page, 27 Jun 2022)
Hero / Idol Brazilian Formula One driver Ayrton Senna, Brazilian swimmer Cesar Cielo. (cob.org.br, 01 Aug 2015)
Sporting philosophy / motto "Faster, higher, stronger." (cob.org.br, 01 Aug 2015)
Famous relatives Her uncle Athos Bulcao was a renowned Brazilian painter and sculptor. (biabulcao.com.br, 07 Jun 2022)
Other information LOSS OF COACH
Her long-time coach, Gennady Miakotnykh from the Russian Federation, passed away in March 2020. Miakotnykh had been her coach since she was age 10. "He was very important to me. I won a lot of victories because of the work I did with him. He taught me everything about the sport. He was one of the best coaches in the world." (olimpiadatododia.com.br, 25 Jun 2020)
OTHER ROLES
She worked as an analyst for the Brazilian network TV Globo at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (cbesgrima.org.br, 15 Jul 2021)
