Sharks attacks terrorise Brazil

Before the 1990s, there were virtually no attacks reported here. But since 1992, there have been 47 shark attacks along a 20-km (12.5-mile) stretch of coast. Sixteen of them were fatal.

In 2004, there were seven reported attacks. Two of the victims died.

“I was surfing 15m from the beach when the shark appeared under me,” recalls 25-year-old Mario Cesar. “I tried to punch him, but he took my arm and pulled me into the water. Eventually, I wrenched myself free and a big wave pushed me in to shore.”

Mario lost his right arm in the attack, which happened in 2002. Another survivor is 18-year-old Walmir da Silva, who was attacked while swimming in water barely up to his waist.

Today, he wears a prosthetic leg below the left knee, and is waiting for a prosthetic arm to be fitted.

“The shark pulled me under with so much power that I really thought I was going to die,” says Walmir. “And I was losing blood from my leg. But I hit his dorsal fin and kicked out - and in the end he released me.”

In absolute terms, there are more shark attacks in Florida and Australia than in Brazil.

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