Search Continues for Missing Surf Instructor Off São Conrado

Overview

• José Ricardo Ramos, known as Bocão and founder of Rocinha Surfe Escola, left São Conrado to paddle toward the Ilhas Tijuca and did not return, according to friends and authorities.
• The Corpo de Bombeiros was alerted at 9:45 a.m. and has carried out a multi-day sea search that entered a second day with no confirmed sighting or recovery.
• Search teams are using jet skis, rescue boats, divers and drones and adjusted tactics overnight to focus on near‑shore areas where visibility was poor.
• The reported route and initial incident location are near Hotel Nacional at Posto 13 and the Ilhas Tijuca archipelago roughly three kilometers off the coast.
• Friends, surf associations and volunteers have shared photos and appeals on social media and continue to help publicize information as official operations proceed.