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 Beach | 28-03-2004 | 07h30 | bull shark | Body boarding | Lower left leg bitten, surgically amputated | NO | 22yo Alcindo de Souza Leão Júnior |
| Piedade Beach, Recife | 28-02-2004 | 15h00 | Swimming | FATAL, right thigh & hip bitten | YES | 29yo Edimilson Henrique dos Santos | |
| Piedade, Recife | 23-06-2003 | FATAL | YES | Moses Nunes de Albuquerque Junior | |||
| 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 | ||
| Pau Amarelo Beach, Paulista District (17 km from Recife) | 22-04-2003 | 17h00 | Bull shark | Surfing | Hand & foot lacerated, lower left leg severely bitten, necessitating surgical amputation | NO | 17yo Tiago Augusto da Silva Machado |
| Boa Viagem Beach, Recife | 30-11-2002 | Surfing | FATAL | YES | 19yo Aylson Gadelha | ||
| Piedade Beach, Jaboatão dos Guararapes City, Recife | 13-10-2002 | 16h00 | Possibly a bull shark or tiger shark | Swimming | FATAL, body not recovered | YES | 36yo Luis Soares de Arruda |
| Piedade Beach, Jaboatão dos Guararapes City | 15-09-2002 | 15h00 | Bull or tiger shark | Swimming | Left thigh bitten, leg surgically amputated | NO | 19yo Fabrício José de Carvalho |
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