Wellington Lima | |
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| Born | 1979 |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Citizenship | Brazilian American |
| Employer | Cirque Du Soleil |
Wellington Lima (born 20 November 1979) is a Brazilian artistic acrobat and performer who currently works as a performer in the OVO show at Cirque du Soleil.
Wellington Lima, also known as Palhaçada (pall-ya-sah-dah), is a World re-known performer specialized on the disciplines of the Capoeira, trampwall, and trampoline.
Wellington won the Brazilian National Championships of trampoline in 1997. After winning the National, Wellington went on to a 25-year career with Cirque du Soleil where he performed in many places around the world including Australia, Brazil, Canada, Egypt, Germany, Holland, Japan, Spain, Switzerland, and the USA. He has graced the stages in five of Cirque Du Soleil productions: La Nouba, Dralion, Viva Elvis, Michael Jackson One, and OVO. He has also performed in many high caliber venues, to name a few the Pan American Games, The Oscars, Redbull Cirque Du Soleil High Performance Exchange and Miss America. He holds several certifications including Performance Enhancement Specialist (NASM), Leadership Coach (SBCoaching) and Safety Certification (USAGymnastics).
Wellington “Palhaçada” Lima enjoys encouraging people of all ages to develop their awareness of their body and mind through his specialized disciplines.
Learn more about Lima's career through an exclusive interview with CircusTalk on his achievement as the Winner of CircusTalk’s first-ever Members’ Voice Award!
1998–2004 – La Nouba in Orlando, FL—Primary Character/Acrobat [1]
2004–2009 – Dralion World Tour—Performer/Acrobat
2009–2012 – Viva Elvis in Las Vegas, NV—Performer
2013–2018 – Michael Jackson ONE in Las Vegas, NV—Performer
2019–Present – OVO World Tour—Performer/Acrobat
25th Trampoline World Championships - Performer/Choreographer - 2007 - Quebec (CAN)
One Drop Foundation benefit show (CDS) - Performer/Choreographer - 2014 - Las Vegas (USA)
XVII Pan American Games(45/CDS) - Main Character - 2015 - Toronto (CAN)
CircusTalk's first-ever Members'Voice Award winner [2]
CNN Interview [3]
Visão Se7e [4]
CadenaSer Intetview [5]
La Voz de Galicia [6]
XVII Pan American Games [7]
Redbull Cirque Du Soleil High Performance Exchange
2002 Oscars [8]
Worlds Away 3D Movie
Sostrum DVD
La Nouba DVD
Cirque Du Monde Social Outreach Program – General Coach - Worldwide
Capoeira Brazilian Pelourinho da Topázio - Instructor/Organizer - http://vegascapoeira.com/
Personal trainer – NASM
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