Maria Paula Caminha

Maria Paula Caminha
Full name	Maria Paula Caminha Pereira
Born	(2008-09-30) 30 September 2008 (age 16) Brazil
Gymnastics career
Discipline	Rhythmic gymnastics
Country represented	Brazil (2023-present)
Club	GORBA
Head coach(es)	Camila Ferezin
Former coach(es)	Juliana Coradine
Choreographer	Bruna Martins
Medal record Representing   Brazil Rhythmic Gymnastics Event 1st 2nd 3rd FIG World Cup 4 0 1 Total 4 0 1 World Championships 2025 Rio de Janeiro Group All-Around 2025 Rio de Janeiro 3 balls + 2 hoops Junior Pan American Championships 2023 Guadalajara Group All-Around 2023 Guadalajara 5 Ropes 2023 Guadalajara 5 Balls

Maria Paula Caminha Pereira (born 30 September 2008) is a Brazilian rhythmic gymnast. ^[1] She's a multiple Pan American champion as a member of the national junior group.

Career

Junior

In 2023 Maria Paula was incorporated into the national junior group and competed at the Pan American Championships along Laura Gamboa, Isadora Beduschi, Yumi Rodrigues, Ana Luiza Franceschi and Lavinia Silvério, winning all three titles. ^{[2] [3]} In July she was selected for the Junior World Championships in Cluj-Napoca, finishing 12th in teams, 6th in the All-Around, 6th with 5ropes and 8th with 5 balls. ^[4]

Senior

In December 2024 she participated in the selection for the new Brazilian senior group. ^[5] A week later it was revealed she was selected to integrate the group. ^[6]

In May 2025 she made her debut at the World Cup in Portimão together with Nicole Pircio, Bárbara Urquiza, Julia Kurunczi, Maria Eduarda Arakaki, Ana Luiza Franceschi, Mariana Vitória Gonçalves and Sofia Pereira, winning gold in the All-Around and in the two event finals. ^[7] On July 18-20, the group won gold medal in all-around at Milan World Cup. ^[8] They also won gold medal in 5 Ribbons final and bronze in 3 Balls and 2 Hoops. ^[9]

In late August, she was selected to represent Brazil alongside Maria Eduarda Arakaki, Mariana Vitória Gonçalves, Sofia Pereira and Nicole Pircio at the 2025 World Championships in her hometown, Rio de Janeiro. They won silver medal in group all-around, 0.3 point behind Japan, being the first Pan-American medal winners of the World Championships. ^{[10] [11]} They won another silver medal in 3 balls + 2 hoops and took 6th place in 5 ribbons final. ^[12]

References

1. "CAMINHA Maria Paula - FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
2. "Junior Group All-Around" (PDF). static.usagym.org.
3. "Junior Group Event Finals" (PDF). static.usagym.org.
4. "2023 Junior World Championships Result Book" (PDF). gym.longinestiming.
5. "CBG realiza, em Aracaju seletiva para formação da Seleção Brasileira de Conjunto de GR". CBG - Confederação Brasileira de Ginástica (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2024-07-12. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
6. "CBG convoca ginastas das seleções brasileiras adulta e juvenil de Ginástica Rítmica de Conjunto". CBG - Confederação Brasileira de Ginástica (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2024-12-23. Retrieved 2025-02-14.
7. "Piracicabana é convocada para a Seleção Brasileira". sampi.net.br. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
8. "BRASILEIRAS CONQUISTAM OURO INÉDITO NO CONJUNTO GERAL DA COPA DO MUNDO". cbginastica.com (in Portuguese). 19 July 2025. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
9. "Um dia após ouro geral, conjunto de rítmica do Brasil leva bronze com "Evidências" na Copa do Mundo em Milão". olympics.com (in Portuguese). 20 July 2025. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
10. "Brasil conquista histórica prata no Mundial de Ginástica Rítmica em casa com conjunto" [Brazil wins historic silver medal at Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships on home soil with team]. olympics.com (in Portuguese). 24 August 2025. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
11. "Japan pip hosts Brazil for Group All-Around title". International Gymnastics Federation. 24 August 2025.
12. Espogeiro, Lucas (2025-08-24). "Brasil repete feito do conjunto geral e é prata na série mista do Mundial de ginástica rítmica" [Brazil repeats its feat from the all-around and wins silver in the mixed apparatus at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships]. ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-08-24.