Maria Paula Caminha

Maria Paula Caminha
Full nameMaria Paula Pereira Caminha
Born (2008-09-30) 30 September 2008
Brazil
Gymnastics career
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
Country represented
 Brazil
(2023-present)
ClubGORBA
Head coach
Camila Ferezin
Former coach
Juliana Coradine
ChoreographerBruna Martins
Medal record
Representing  Brazil
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
FIG World Cup 5 2 1
Total 5 2 1
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2026 Frankfurt5 Balls
Gold medal – first place2026 Frankfurt3 Hoops + 4 Clubs
Silver medal – second place2025 Rio de JaneiroGroup All-Around
Silver medal – second place2025 Rio de Janeiro3 balls + 2 hoops
Bronze medal – third place2026 FrankfurtGroup All Around
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place2026 Rio de JaneiroGroup All-Around
Gold medal – first place2026 Rio de Janeiro5 Balls
Gold medal – first place2026 Rio de Janeiro3 Hoops + 4 Clubs
Junior Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 GuadalajaraGroup All-Around
Gold medal – first place2023 Guadalajara5 Ropes
Gold medal – first place2023 Guadalajara5 Balls

Maria Paula Pereira Caminha[1][2] (born 30 September 2008) is a Brazilian rhythmic gymnast.[3] She is the 2025 World group all-around silver medalist.

Career

Junior

In 2023, Maria Paula was incorporated into the national junior group and competed at the Pan American Championships in Guadalajara, alongside Laura Gamboa, Isadora Beduschi, Yumi Rodrigues, Ana Luiza Franceschi and Lavinia Silvério, winning all three titles.[4][5] In July, she was selected to compete at the Junior World Championships in Cluj-Napoca, finishing 12th in team competition, 6th in the All-Around, 6th with 5 ropes and 8th with 5 balls.[6]

Senior

In December 2024 she participated in the selection for the new Brazilian senior group.[7] A week later it was revealed she was selected to integrate the group.[8]

In May 2025 she made her debut at the World Cup in Portimão together with Nicole Pircio, Bárbara Urquiza, Julia Kurunczi, Maria Eduarda Arakaki, Ana Luiza Franceschi, Mariana Vitória Gonçalves and Sofia Pereira, winning gold in the All-Around and in the two event finals.[9] On July 18-20, the group won gold medal in all-around at Milan World Cup.[10] They also won gold medal in 5 Ribbons final and bronze in 3 Balls and 2 Hoops.[11]

In late August, she was selected to represent Brazil alongside Maria Eduarda Arakaki, Mariana Vitória Gonçalves, Sofia Pereira and Nicole Pircio at the 2025 World Championships in her hometown, Rio de Janeiro. They won silver medal in group all-around, 0.3 point behind Japan, being the first Pan-American medal winners of the World Championships.[12][13] They won another silver medal in 3 balls + 2 hoops and took 6th place in 5 ribbons final.[14]

In 2026, she and her group competed at Baku World Cup, taking 5th place in all-around. They won silver medal in 5 Balls final. Then they competed at Tashkent World Cup, and ended on 7th place in all-around. They won silver medal in 3 Hoops + 4 Clubs final. On June 5-7, Caminha and her teammates (Maria Eduarda Arakaki, Mariana Vitória Gonçalves, Julia Kurunczi, Sofia Pereira, Nicole Pircio) represented Brazil at the 2026 Pan American Championships in Rio de Janeiro, and won three gold medals (Group all-around, 5 Balls, 3 Hoops + 4 Clubs). In July, they competed at Milan World Cup and took gold medal in all-around in front of China and Spain. They also won silver medal in 5 Balls final.[15]

References

  1. ↑ "MARIA PAULA PEREIRA CAMINHA". Confederação Brasileira de Ginástica (CBG) (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  2. ↑ "CMA concede título de Cidadania Aracajuana à Equipe de Conjunto da Seleção Brasileira de Ginástica Rítmica". Câmara Municipal de Aracaju (in Brazilian Portuguese). 10 October 2025. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  3. ↑ "CAMINHA Maria Paula - FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  4. ↑ "Junior Group All-Around" (PDF). static.usagym.org.
  5. ↑ "Junior Group Event Finals" (PDF). static.usagym.org.
  6. ↑ "2023 Junior World Championships Result Book" (PDF). gym.longinestiming.
  7. ↑ "CBG realiza, em Aracaju seletiva para formação da Seleção Brasileira de Conjunto de GR". CBG - Confederação Brasileira de Ginástica (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2024-07-12. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
  8. ↑ "CBG convoca ginastas das seleções brasileiras adulta e juvenil de Ginástica Rítmica de Conjunto". CBG - Confederação Brasileira de Ginástica (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2024-12-23. Retrieved 2025-02-14.
  9. ↑ "Piracicabana é convocada para a Seleção Brasileira". sampi.net.br. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
  10. ↑ "BRASILEIRAS CONQUISTAM OURO INÉDITO NO CONJUNTO GERAL DA COPA DO MUNDO". cbginastica.com (in Portuguese). 19 July 2025. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  11. ↑ "Um dia após ouro geral, conjunto de rítmica do Brasil leva bronze com "Evidências" na Copa do Mundo em Milão". olympics.com (in Portuguese). 20 July 2025. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  12. ↑ "Brasil conquista histórica prata no Mundial de Ginástica Rítmica em casa com conjunto" [Brazil wins historic silver medal at Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships on home soil with team]. olympics.com (in Portuguese). 24 August 2025. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  13. ↑ "Japan pip hosts Brazil for Group All-Around title". International Gymnastics Federation. 24 August 2025.
  14. ↑ Espogeiro, Lucas (2025-08-24). "Brasil repete feito do conjunto geral e é prata na série mista do Mundial de ginástica rítmica" [Brazil repeats its feat from the all-around and wins silver in the mixed apparatus at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships]. ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-08-24.
  15. ↑ "FIG Rhythmic Gymnastic World Cup Milano 2026". risultati.federginnastica.it. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
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