The 2025 Musclecontest Nordesto Pro is set for Saturday, April 12, 2025, in Recife, Brazil. Show promoter Tamer El Guindy will feature 10 athletes representing the host country. The winner will leave with the gold medal and the 2025 Men’s Physique Olympia qualification.
The 2025 Olympia will be held in Las Vegas, NV, from Oct. 9-12, 2025. No athlete in the lineup had qualified for the 2025 Olympia before this competition.
2025 Musclecontest Nordesto Pro Roster
- Mailson Araujo (Brazil)
- Gil Batista (Brazil)
- Vitor Chaves (Brazil)
- Jussie Dantas (Brazil)
- Guilherme Gualberto (Brazil)
- Lucas Lage (Brazil)
- Maiki Ono (Brazil)
- Rafael Pereira E Silva (Brazil)
- Everton Ribeiro (Brazil)
- Tadeu Veras (Brazil)
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Athletes to Watch
This lineup has two strong favorites and a dark horse that could pull off an upset in Recife. Watch for these three men because they could be in the first callout from the judges.
Vitor Chaves
Vitor Chaves enters this contest as a strong favorite thanks to his seventh-place finish at the 2024 Men’s Physique Olympia. His most recent win before this contest was the 2024 Miami Muscle Beach Pro. He will attempt to earn his fourth consecutive Olympia qualification.
Guilherme Gualberto
Guilherme Gualberto was eighth at the 2025 Arnold Classic Men’s Physique contest in Columbus, OH. He was also in the 2024 Men’s Physique Olympia but finished outside the top 15. His last win came at the 2024 Colombia Pro.
Everton Ribeiro
Everton Ribeiro was fifth at the 2024 Ronnie Coleman Sur Pro Cup and fourth at the 2024 Musclecontest FitPira Pro. He could be a dark horse in this show if the other two favorites cannot hit their peak onstage.
Other Notes
Another Men’s Physique Olympia qualifier will be held at the 2025 Charlotte Pro in Charlotte, NC, on the same day as this contest.
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