List of all shark attacks in Rio de Janeiro
Fatal Attacks
1
Unprovoked Attacks
9
Total Attacks
11
There have been a total of 11 shark attacks in Rio de Janeiro. Out of those, 1 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 9.09%. 9 attacks came out of the blue while 2 have been provoked by humans.
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Unprovoked
Fatal
Non Fatal
| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janiero | 25-04-2003 | Killing sharks | Shallow lacerations to left thigh PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | male | ||
| Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janiero | 24-04-2003 | 18h30 | Swimming | Bitten on finger | NO | 16yo Felipe Tavares Marinho | |
| Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janiero | 22-04-2003 | Swimming | Right hand lacerated | NO | 7yo male | ||
| Rio de Janeiro, Guanabara Bay | 05-12-1999 | 09h30 | Shark involvement not confirmed | Spearfishing | Lateral right thigh bitten. Thought to involve a 1.2 to 1.5 m tubarão da gralha preta - a blacktip shark, C. limbatus | NO | 39yo Frederico Nóbrega (aka Derico) |
| Rio de Janeiro, Guanabara Bay | 05-11-1999 | 10h30 | 1.3 to 1.6 m shark | Spearfishing, but swimming at surface | Upper right thigh bitten | NO | 39yo male |
| Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro | 06-06-1997 | Bathing | NO | José Luiz Lipiani | |||
| Manguinhos, Ilha Feia, Búzios | 19-04-1997 | 3.7m to 4.2 m white shark | Windsurfing | Lower left leg & ankle bitten | NO | 22yo João Pedro Portinari Leão | |
| Cabo Frio | 28-02-1981 | White shark | Diving | NO | |||
| Cabo Frio | 31-01-1981 | Spearfishing | Left arm lacerated | NO | |||
| Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janiero | 27-03-1980 | Afternoon | 2 m shark | Swimming | Right leg bitten | NO | J.M. |
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