.......................................................................................................... Five minutes with ...
Thaynan Costa
The laid-back Brazilian-born skater was part of the crew that DC took on a tour of Europe for Special Delivery 3 this year . But it wasn ’ t the culture-shock that might sound like - Thaynan calls Lisbon , Portugal home , and is no stranger to roaming the continent to skate . So what ’ s he made of this particular jolly ?
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How ’ ve you found the Special Delivery tour ?
It ’ s been great . We ’ ve been meeting a bunch of cool people and the concerts have been great . People have been real friendly with us , too .
What ’ s your favourite stop been ?
Barcelona , I think . Like , all my friends are there and at the concert , so I had more fun .
What was it like growing up and skating in Brazil ? What was the scene like there ?
There is a lot of skateboarders , so it ’ s very big . But the skate parks were not so good , with a lot of people trying to skate . Now I think it ’ s better . I had fun , I was young , you know ?
Who were your idols and inspirations growing up riding ?
Mark Gonzales , Ray Barbee , Jake Johnson - I don ’ t know , there ’ s a bunch !
There ’ s too many good guys ...
Too many , too many to name all of them .
When did you know you wanted to skate for a living ?
I still don ’ t know . I just skate , you know ? I go until it ends … and one day it ’ s going to end and I ’ ll be glad it lasted so long . I know one day it ’ s going to be over , I just have fun and enjoy it .
What made you choose Portugal when you left Brazil ?
Half of my family ’ s from Portugal . I had Brazilian and Portuguese passports , so I just went to Portugal . It was good for me because it ’ s the same language - I went to school there , and I learned Spanish and English from there too ; so it was a good spot to be .
Good skate scene ? It ’ s small , but it ’ s good .
What ’ s your favourite trick stump at the moment ?
I just like to push around I think . That ’ s a good trick . It ’ s hard to slam on it .
Any locations that ’ re still on your to-do-list ?
Yeah , for sure . I wanna go to Australia , haven ’ t been there , and Japan . I really wanna go to Tokyo .
What interests do you have outside skating ?
I like to read . I like to draw . I don ’ t know , and hang out with my friends . Camp , too , I like to camp !
Camp ? Cool . England is a wonderful place for camping .
Is it ?
It … can be , depending on the weather ! What ’ s your perfect day off the board then ?
Perfect day ? Wake up , have a good breakfast , maybe eat outside or something . Then , go to the beach , stay there - maybe the whole afternoon . Then , go back home , stretch a little bit and then , I don ’ t know , go out for some drinks with my friends . t