Coming from a family of pioneering pilots in Brazil, Flying is part of Raphael's DNA. He has been flying paragliders and paramotors since 2008 and works as an instructor and running Paragliding and Paramotoring tours in Brazil. He is passionate about XC across Brazil and paramotoring over the Amazon, and Hike and Fly. When he is not flying Raphael likes to go mountain biking, hiking in Serra da Mantiqueira and climbing.