Brazil Olympic skateboarding is tropical fairytale for girls

Sulamita Fernandes, 7, takes skateboard class from the NGO "CDD Skate Arte," at a public skate park in the City of God favela of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)

Brazilian Olympic skateboarder Rayssa Leal, 13, arrives at Sao Paulo's international airport in Guarulhos, Brazil, Wednesday, July 28, 2021. Leal who won the silver at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. (AP Photo/Marcelo Chello)

Children take a skateboard class from the NGO "CDD Skate Arte," at a public skate park in the City of God favela of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)

A girl takes a skateboard class from the NGO "CDD Skate Arte," at a public skate park in the City of God favela of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)

Girls take a skateboard class from the NGO "CDD Skate Arte" at a public skate park in the City of God favela of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)

Eleven-year-old Yasmim Ferreira, facing camera, holds hands with eight-year-old Ana Julia dos Santos, during a skateboard class from the NGO "CDD Skate Arte," at a public skate park in the City of God favela of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)

Children take a skateboard class from the NGO "CDD Skate Arte" at a public skate park in the City of God favela of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)

Beatriz, 13, skates on Girl Power Day, an event with girls skating in a closed track in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021. Girls are pursuing skateboarding around Brazil, with skate shops doing brisk business selling equipment and clothing, and skate parks attracting girls hoping to be the next skateboarding star, after 13-year-old Brazilian athlete Rayssa Leal won the silver medal in the Women's Street Skateboarding event at the 2020 Summer Olympics. (AP Photo/Marcelo Chello)

Girls gather during training on Girl Power Day, an event with girls skating in a closed track in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021. Girls are pursuing skateboarding around Brazil, with skate shops doing brisk business selling equipment and clothing, and skate parks attracting girls hoping to be the next skateboarding star, after 13-year-old Brazilian athlete Rayssa Leal won the silver medal in the Women's Street Skateboarding event at the 2020 Summer Olympics. (AP Photo/Marcelo Chello)

Alice, 7, skates during Girl Power Day, an event with girls skating in a closed track in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021. Girls are pursuing skateboarding around Brazil, with skate shops doing brisk business selling equipment and clothing, and skate parks attracting girls hoping to be the next skateboarding star, after 13-year-old Brazilian athlete Rayssa Leal won the silver medal in the Women's Street Skateboarding event at the 2020 Summer Olympics. (AP Photo/Marcelo Chello)

Girls hold their skateboards during training on the Girl Power Day, an event with girls skating in a closed track in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021. Girls are pursuing skateboarding around Brazil, with skate shops doing brisk business selling equipment and clothing, and skate parks attracting girls hoping to be the next skateboarding star, after 13-year-old Brazilian athlete Rayssa Leal won the silver medal in the Women's Street Skateboarding event at the 2020 Summer Olympics. (AP Photo/Marcelo Chello)

Robson Luiz, also known as MC Mingau, teaches a skateboard class with the NGO "CDD Skate Arte" at a public skate park in the City of God favela of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)

Beatriz, 13, skates on Girl Power Day, an event with girls skating in a closed track in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021. Girls are pursuing skateboarding around Brazil, with skate shops doing brisk business selling equipment and clothing, and skate parks attracting girls hoping to be the next skateboarding star, after 13-year-old Brazilian athlete Rayssa Leal won the silver medal in the Women's Street Skateboarding event at the 2020 Summer Olympics. (AP Photo/Marcelo Chello)

Brazilian Olympic skateboarder Rayssa Leal, 13, arrives at Sao Paulo's international airport in Guarulhos, Brazil, Wednesday, July 28, 2021. Leal who won the silver at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. (AP Photo/Marcelo Chello)