List of all shark attacks in brazil
Fatal Attacks
38
Unprovoked Attacks
93
Total Attacks
113
There have been a total of 113 shark attacks in BRAZIL. Out of those, 38 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 33.63%. 93 attacks came out of the blue while 20 have been provoked by humans.
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| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piedade | 10-11-1980 | Swimming | FATAL | YES | 16yo Ibson Gomes Vieira | ||
| Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janiero | 27-03-1980 | Afternoon | 2 m shark | Swimming | Right leg bitten | NO | J.M. |
| 24-04-1974 | Fishing boat swamped in a storm | FATAL | YES | 5 men | |||
| Near the Abrolhos Archipelago | 19h00 | The 3540-ton Alfonso Penna was torpedoed & sunk by the Italian submarine Barbarigo | 33 crew & 92 passengers were lost, it was thought that some were killed by sharks FATAL | YES | |||
| 90 miles off Albrohos Island | 12h00 | Italian liner Principessa Mafalda sank | Of 1256 on board, 295 perished, some were taken by sharks | YES | |||
| Piedade | Swimming | FATAL | YES | 25yo Father Serafin de Oliveira | |||
| Copacabana | Bathing | FATAL | YES | ||||
| Praia de Camapum, Macau | Batin | Left thigh bitten | NO | 12yo A.C.C. | |||
| 07-06-1942 | Shark involvement prior to death unconfirmed | boat capsized during filming | Remains recovered from 440-lb shark, but cause of death was probably drowning | NO | Jacare | ||
| Maceió | 19-01-1887 | 03h00 | The passenger ship Kapuna was run down the ore carrier Ada Melmore | FATAL | YES | Whittle |
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