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When you are lucky enough to travel to Barcelona as a skateboarder, it’s no way you don’t go at once to the world famous spot: The Museum of Comtemporary Art, the MACBA.

If you have the eye, you will notice quickly, the brazilian skateboard community is quite big here, and the man you will cross everyday on the spots, camera in the hand, is without a doubt the brazilian filmer Marcos.

He just got out his last Dvd: A Place For Everybody.You can watch it for free here

here is some talk about him and this last feature.

click the pictures for see it bigger.

Marcos with his brazilian homies

Hi, i’m Marcos de Souza filmmaker from Brazil but located in Barcelona, Spain.

Of course, i lived in United states where i started filming them i moved back to Brazil after 4 years and lived there for a bit, about 10 months, them i came to Barcelona to visit a friend for a couple of week and ended up staying til today wich is been 4 years so far, i founded in Barcelona my new home.

Why Barcelona ?
Cause life here is chill and pretty much all the skaters are here wich it makes easier to make things happen in the skateboarding business. Besides, the skate-market doesn’t work that well you can still get things done if you push yourself and have contacts.

Alexandre Massotti – Switch heel, Barcelona

Give me 5 good things, and 5 bad things in barcelona
Skateboarding, summer, good friends, nice enviroment and lots of positivity, the bad thing would be the thiefs, drugs, bad people, racists and COPS

I used to film for fun and my boys always been so good, and one time a friend of mine open my eyes with the idea of making this video come true, thats where everything started.

Daniel Maco – Frontside flip, Barcelona

What camera did you use?
mostly Panasonic DVX100b, Sony VX1000 and Canon 7D but i also use VX2000 and Panasonic p2

Well.. hahaha, it’s a dificult question, both works just fine, but the HD video cameras are easy to use wich make faster to film skateboarding and you are really trying to get things done
the 7D gives you the extra charm to the footage, depth of field, you can play around and get crazy results if you have the right optics, but it’s a harder camera cause you always have to work the composition of the footage to make it look good, and have knowledge in photography wich i love it, and have to carry big tripods, dolly and stuff like that… so i would say that the both of the system together would make the perfection.

Daniel Maco – Backside heelflip, Barcelona

Why the brasilian community is so big in Bcn?
not sure…. maybe cause Brazilians love party, beautiful girls and xibeka?!

REGGAE and surf, my good friend and my family

Eder Rosa – Heelflip shove it Drop, Barcelona

Give me 5 brazilians skateboarders underrated?
Carlos Iqui, Carlos Ribeiro, Patrick Vidal, Rodrigo Maizena, Tiago Lemos.

Well, thanks you all for watching the video, it was a big pleasure to make happen and give to all for free so everybody can enjoy it.
Thanks everybody who was involved in this project, you and everybody else that helped us out.
thanks God
Bless up brotha, love positivity and hapiness to all

Two summers ago my Mexican homie Joel from Casta Footwear told me one of his favorite team rider Daniel Shepard, was coming for a few month to Montréal, . Joel asked  me if it was possible to shoot some of his tricks.

When i met Daniel, we got along really easily. The kid was there to skate as many spots as possible and have fun! Without talking about his natural style on wheels, he has the flow for sure, believe me!

Daniel just come back from a sick tour in California/Mexico with Casta footwear, you must watch it : here!

i just took the opportunity to use some left overs of his trip in Montreal for an interview.

Hey Daniel,introduce yourself please!

My name is Daniel Shepard, i am 21 years old, i’m from Mexico and i `ve been skating for about 11 years

Two  summers ago you spent a few month in Montréal, how was it? and what was your favorite spots?

It was awesome!, the city is amazing for a skater, at least in the summer, haha, Party never stops, so many festivals, thousands of places to visit and the people are so easygoing, its just crazy! definitly a place to visit once in your life….. It’s difficult to tell wich spot was my favorite cause Montreal has tons of gnarly spots.  I`ll choose the olympic stadium, cause it got so many spots in one place!

You’ve started rollerblading before skating, cause of your brother ,how comes the switch?

Haha, i guess i had more fun skateboarding than rollerblading

Pole Jam in Montréal

Five things you loved in Montréal?

– party
– festivals
– girls
– the ground ( so smooth)
– summer time

Crooked transfert in Montréal

You,ve just finished a sick tour with the dudes of Casta Footwear, how was it?

For me, it was some of those tours you watch on professional videos, where the van, 10 skaters and countless hours on the road take part of it. The difference is that we crossed half of Mexico to get to Los Angeles….. Something  i liked, the landscape  in the north, desert and endless roads, also the cities and the incredible people we’ve met!

Some sketchy story ?

Once , we stopped to buy some snacks in a litlle shop in the midle of nowhere. Suddenly we realize some guys in a black car were staring at us, it was strange cause they didn’t buy anything or leave the place. We started to get nervous cause there are stories about people getting robbed on these lonely roads!…….In the end, nothing happened , but we got really scared!

Backside Smith in Montréal by night.

Casta Footwear is 100% Mexican brand, what is the difference riding for a local company rather than a big american company?

Casta Footwear is  more involved with the brand, they consider the team to make certain decisions and you know you are supporting the national scene

More things to tell?

I `d like to thank Casta Propaganda, Reverso Skateboards and  DIV clothing for supporting me!

Nosebonk in Montréal