THE DREAM TEAM
Gota Dagua Surf School & Surf Camp was founded by four friends that share a common passion. To live a fulfilled life and share the Portugese surf lifestyle with the world. We dream of being a pillar of excellence within the surf industry, not just in Portugal but all around the world. Every year we are focused on improving the quality of our service by adding exceptional people to our team and continuously improving upon our business model. We are dedicated to providing the surf holiday of a lifetime for all our guests, delivering consistently high quality surf coaching and creating unforgettable memories.
The family that we have gathered along our journey is what keeps us motivated and continues to inspire us every day to keep striving for our dreams. We are a surf community spread across all parts of the world and we want to continue expanding with each year that passes.
Ricardo was born and raised in the Lisbon area, he started surfing during high school when he was studying Art and Design. At that time surfing was still an up and coming sport, only popular among a few. He spent all his free time surfing the empty line ups and spending many nights at the beach with his friends.
Gonçalo started surfing with his brother Miguel at the age of 12. They would spend all their summer vacations surfing and became so addicted that the owner of their surf school eventually gave them a spare key so that they could surf whenever they wanted, all year round. Together with his brother he travelled all over Portugal competing in national surf competitions.
Miguel became addicted to the ocean at a young age while playing on the foamy broken waves with his bodyboard alongside his brother Gonçalo. He then began to learn how to surf at a local surf school here in Caparica. From then on his passion for the ocean and surfing only grew stronger, he was a natural in the water and his talents led him to participate in many national surfing competitions until the age of 18. It is from this that his passion for surfing and the accompanying lifestyle was born.
Pedro met Miguel and Gonçalo at the age of 14 during high school and from that moment on they were inseparable. From then on they started surfing together daily and it soon became much more than just a hobby, it was a new found connection to the ocean.
He has always had a strong talent for creating and building, alongside his degree in Mechanics he plays a vital role in our team as the guy who gets things done.
Luiz arrived at Gota Dagua Surf Camp the first time as a guest, from here he became a vital member of our team and is now a part of our family. He began surfing and catching his first waves with us and now there is rarely a day that passes that you won’t find him surfing.
In just one year Luiz learned how to prepare some of the best Portuguese dishes you will try and it’s well known by all our guests and volunteers that he prepares all of the best dinners in our surf camp. He truly puts his heart into everything he does.
