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Lifestyle • Marcos Costa

Hoping to Spin WNFR Gold

MARCOS
COSTA
Written by Lori O'Harver

There’s a new household name among the cowboys of
Brazil. When Marcos Costa backs into the roping box and
nods for his first calf, he’ll do it as the cowboy everybody
is trying to catch. He’ll do it with a good horse under
him, countless hours of practice and hard work behind
him and all of the determination to be the first Brazilian
tie down roper to win a PRCA world championship in
front of him.
“I feel so blessed to have this chance to go in there
and give it my best for 10 rounds,” said Costa. “Just
qualifying is a dream come true. There are no words to
explain how I’m feeling right now.”
Costa will be riding his 8-year-old mare, Paraguia, he
purchased in the United States last winter. As a team,
they’ve won $125,523.11 in regular season competition,
$16,983.94 ahead of Timber Moore who starts his post
season run number two in the standings.
“Paraguia is easy to rope on and really consistent,” Costa
said. “She’s been a blessing, too.”
As WNFR watching parties gather in Brazil, Marcos Costa
has this advice for aspiring young ropers who dream of
following in the boot steps of their newest hero:

Be a good person, give God
all of the credit, work hard all
of the time and be humble.
Those are the words of a champion no matter who the
gold goes home with.

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