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Like other fellow Brazilian skaters living in SoCal these days, before coming to US, Luiz paid his dues in his home country. After publishing his own fanzine, he got hired by local Yeah! magazine as a photographer and writer. A year later, he got picked up by Skatin’ and soon became its award winning editor. In the early 90’s, after getting published on Thrasher, Luiz set home in L.A. and began covering the local scene for Brazilian publications such as Tribo, SKT, Veja, and Folha de São Paulo. With degrees in Communications and Photojournalism, Luiz blends insight and ingenuity in his reporting, while remaining true to his skateboarding roots. He welcomes comments and suggestions, and those may be sent via e-mail.

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Doomed fencing forces Culver City Skate Park to reopen for limited time

Friday, November 6th, 2009 · 1 comment

This column is glad to report that the Culver City Skate Park has – finally – reopened. But don’t get too excited just yet; the...
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Action highlights from 'Stand Up for Skateparks': Tony Hawk sticks the 9, Blink-182 rocks the stage

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Homeless invade Venice Beach Skate Park as LAPD bans VSA's volunteer night watch

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The predicted dilemma that the brand new Dennis ‘Polar Bear’ Memorial Skate Park in Venice Beach would become a camp for the local...
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'Stand Up for Skateparks': benefit event raises $775K, Tony Hawk lands 900 again

The Tony Hawk Foundation (THF, for short) fundraising event Stand Up for Skateparks went down this past Sunday, October 11. I was definitely looking...
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Tony Hawk, Danny Way, Tony Alva and Bruce Logan to be inducted into Skateboarding Hall of Fame

The International Association of Skateboard Companies (IASC) and Skatelab, home of Skateboarding Hall of Fame, are joining forces on an official...
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More highlights of the Venice Beach Skate Park opening day celebration

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This column continues to follow up on the previous reporting about the grand opening of the Venice Beach Skate Park last Saturday. It is worthy of...
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Tony Hawk's 'Stand Up for Skateparks' will rock Beverly Hills this Sunday, October 11th

Stand Up for Skateparks is a fundraising event that, via the Tony Hawk Foundation, helps empower at-risk youth through the creation of free,...
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Venice Beach Skate Park opening day is a historic event for the City of Los Angeles

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Today, Saturday, October 3, 2009, is definitely a remarkable day for Los Angeles. The opening of the Venice Beach Skate Park finally took place and,...
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Vans Downtown Showdown '09: Foundation wins best team, Laitiala takes best pro again

The New York-style city block inside the Paramount Studios in L.A was the backdrop for the fifth edition of the Vans Downtown Showdown, this past...
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Professional skateboarder Mike Vallely to land his own video game app on iPhone

Other than being the lead singer of hard rock band Revolution Mother, host of the show Drive on Fuel TV and a team rider for Element Skateboards, pro...
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