Isabela Sousa na água, ao lado da prancha laranja, observando a onda se formar.

5× bodyboarding world champion

The ocean shaped who I am.

I am Isabela Sousa. More than twenty years of my life have been given to the sea, and that experience is what I use today to bring people closer to nature and help them truly progress in bodyboarding.

Train with me About me

Icaraí · Brazil · World

5×World champion

2001My first wave

2026Shark Island winner

Where do you want to start

Choose your path.

01Online trainingThe full five-phase method inside Bodyboard Pro: Flying. 02Video analysisI watch your surfing and tell you exactly what to fix. 03My gearThe board and the wax I use every day and in competition. 04Surf trips 2027Travel with me, with days in the water and technical coaching. 05Onda BelaMy free YouTube channel, running since 2019. 06Business contactBrands, events, talks and ocean-related projects.

From Icaraí to the world

My life changed when I found bodyboarding.

I started catching waves at 11, in Icaraí, in Ceará. The ocean was practically in my backyard, and that is where the relationship that changed everything began.

At 15 I won the Brazilian amateur title. The next year, already a professional, came my first international title. Every trip, every heat and every wipeout built the athlete I became.

I was world champion in 2010, 2012, 2013, 2016 and 2022, and in 2026 I won the Shark Island Challenge in Australia. I keep competing because the ocean always finds a new way to challenge me.

The ocean never repeats the same lesson. That is why I never stop learning.

Follow my days in the water

Isabela Sousa em uma manobra aérea de bodyboard, foto em preto e branco. — Icaraí, where it started

Isabela Sousa segurando o troféu de campeã mundial de 2022. — Icaraí, where it started

Five chapters

One direction.

012010World champion
022012World champion
032013World champion
042016World champion
052022Five-time champion

Onda tubular quebrando junto a uma parede de pedra.

Evolve

What I believe

We are nature. The ocean is part of that.

I use bodyboarding as a tool to bring people closer to the sea. Once you understand the wave and trust your body, the ocean stops being an obstacle and becomes a place of freedom. That is what I want to share with you.

01MindTake fear out of the way

02BodyAwareness and repetition

03WaterTake the technique to the wave

Isabela Sousa vista de dentro da onda, com a luz atravessando a parede de água. — Protocolo PRO: Flying

Train with me

Speed. Flow. Control.

I created Bodyboard Pro: Flying to organise into five phases the method I developed over a lifetime of training and competing. It is a progressive path through mind, body, foundation, wave reading and aerial manoeuvres.

01UnderstandThe technique before the attempt

02TrainThe movement out of the water

03Take itAwareness into the wave

Recorded lessons with immediate access for 12 months
Monthly video analysis of your surfing
Students group on WhatsApp

See BP Flying

You will be taken to bpflying.com, where you can pick your language.

Isabela Sousa executando uma manobra aérea com a prancha laranja. — Eye on the detail

One-to-one coaching

I watch your surfing and tell you what to fix.

You send me your videos from the water and I send back a detailed breakdown: position on the board, paddling, take-off, timing and what to train first. It is the shortest route between where you are and where you want to be.

Book my video analysis

Message me on WhatsApp for formats and prices.

Isabela Sousa sentada na areia ao lado da prancha, sorrindo. — Nothing here is random

What I use

My gear is part of the technique.

I choose every piece for response, speed and durability. Here are the board and the wax that travel with me through training, trips and competition.

Board Hexa The board I compete on, chosen for its response and its speed in the waves I surf most. See the board

Wax My wax The wax I take on every trip, for grip that holds up in warm water and long sessions. See the wax

Isabela Sousa de costas, com mochila e pranchas, olhando para o mar. — Ocean, road and technique

Isabela Sousa caminhando entre as pedras com a prancha, ao pôr do sol. — Ocean, road and technique

Surf trips 2027

In 2027 I want to take you with me.

I am putting together my bodyboarding surf trips for 2027. They are technical trips: days in the water with coaching, wave reading in the right place and a real travel experience.

Spots are limited and I open them first to the waiting list.

Join the waiting list

You will be taken to bpflying.com to leave your email.

Isabela Sousa na praia segurando um caderno com a marca Onda Bela. — Sessions · Technique · Travel

Free content on YouTube

Bodyboarding is to live and to learn.

Onda Bela is my YouTube channel. Since 2019 I have been sharing free videos there about technique, manoeuvres, wave reading, equipment, training and travel. For a lot of people it is their first contact with the ocean, and it stays free.

Watch Onda Bela

Partnerships and projects

Shall we build something strong together?

For campaigns, events, talks and projects connected to sport, the ocean and personal growth, reach me through the business channel.

Talk about a partnership

Isabela Sousa sorrindo em frente ao mar, com o litoral ao fundo.

Silhueta de Isabela Sousa com a prancha dentro de um arco de pedra, ao pôr do sol.

Keep evolving

The next step starts with a decision.

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