Archive · 29 Sep 2025
Skateboarder Sandro Dias Breaks Records with Building Stunt
Imagine a skateboarder named Sandro who is really good at what he does.
He's 50 years old and decided to do something super cool: skateboard down the side of a very tall building!
The building was 22 stories high, and he went super fast.
He practiced for 10 months to get ready.
He broke two world records in the process, for going the fastest and dropping from the highest place on a special ramp.
He went as fast as a car on the highway, in just eight seconds!
This stunt was something people in the city had dreamed about.
It was a big accomplishment for him, and he proved you can achieve your dreams if you practice.
Sandro Dias, a 50-year-old skateboarder, set two Guinness World Records.
He skated down a 22-story building in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
The building had a 70m drop and Dias reached a speed of 103 km/h.
Dias broke the records for the tallest drop-in and fastest speed skateboarding.
He trained for ten months, including speed tests at an airport.
- Who
- Sandro Dias, a 50-year-old skateboarder.
- What
- Dias broke two Guinness World Records by skateboarding down a 22-story building.
- When
- September 25 (unspecified year)
- Where
- Porto Alegre, Brazil, at the Centro Administrativo Fernando Ferrari (CAFF) building.
- Why
- To break world records and fulfill a long-held dream.
- Athlete
- Sandro Dias
- Age
- 50
- Event
- Skateboard stunt
- Location
- Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Building
- Centro Administrativo Fernando Ferrari (CAFF)
- Height
- 70m drop
- Speed
- 103 km/h
- Records broken
- Tallest drop-in, fastest speed skateboarding