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Medina in 2015, photo by David Bostock /www.bigstockphoto.com/
Birth Name: Gabriel Medina Pinto Ferreira
Place of Birth: São Sebastião, São Paulo, Brazil
Date of Birth: 22 December, 1993
Ethnicity: Brazilian, as well as one quarter Chilean
Gabriel Medina is a Brazilian professional surfer.
Gabriel’s biological father is pictured here . Gabriel’s mother is pictured here . His surname Medina comes from his maternal grandmother, who is Chilean.
Gabriel’s paternal grandfather is named Edgar Ferreira.
Gabriel’s maternal grandfather was named Jaime Pinto. Jaime was born in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Gabriel’s maternal grandmother is Aurora Medina (the daughter of Alberto Antonio Toro Vejas and Berta Medina Benascrite). Aurora was born in Concepción, Chile.
Sources : http://espn.com.br
Immigration record of Gabriel’s maternal grandmother, Aurora (Medina) Pinto – http://www.familysearch.org