Wellington Lima (acrobat)

Wellington Lima
Born	1979
Nationality	Brazilian
Citizenship	Brazilian American
Employer	Cirque Du Soleil

Wellington Lima (born 20 November 1979) is a Brazilian artistic acrobat and performer who currently works as a performer in the OVO show at Cirque du Soleil.

Early life

Wellington Lima, also known as Palhaçada (pall-ya-sah-dah), is a World re-known performer specialized on the disciplines of the Capoeira, trampwall, and trampoline.

Wellington won the Brazilian National Championships of trampoline in 1997.  After winning the National, Wellington went on to a 25-year career with Cirque du Soleil where he performed in many places around the world including Australia, Brazil, Canada, Egypt, Germany, Holland, Japan, Spain, Switzerland, and the USA. He has graced the stages in five of Cirque Du Soleil productions: La Nouba, Dralion, Viva Elvis, Michael Jackson One, and OVO.  He has also performed in many high caliber venues, to name a few the Pan American Games, The Oscars, Redbull Cirque Du Soleil High Performance Exchange and Miss America.  He holds several certifications including Performance Enhancement Specialist (NASM), Leadership Coach (SBCoaching) and Safety Certification (USAGymnastics). 

Wellington “Palhaçada” Lima enjoys encouraging people of all ages to develop their awareness of their body and mind through his specialized disciplines.

Learn more about Lima's career through an exclusive interview with CircusTalk on his achievement as the Winner of CircusTalk’s first-ever Members’ Voice Award!

Cirque Du Soleil career

1998–2004 – La Nouba in Orlando, FL—Primary Character/Acrobat[1]

2004–2009 – Dralion World Tour—Performer/Acrobat

2009–2012 – Viva Elvis in Las Vegas, NV—Performer

2013–2018 – Michael Jackson ONE in Las Vegas, NV—Performer

2019–Present – OVO World Tour—Performer/Acrobat

Stage/ Theatre career

25th Trampoline World Championships - Performer/Choreographer - 2007 - Quebec (CAN)

One Drop Foundation benefit show (CDS) - Performer/Choreographer - 2014 - Las Vegas (USA)

XVII Pan American Games(45/CDS) - Main Character - 2015 - Toronto (CAN)

Television/Broadcast

CircusTalk's first-ever Members'Voice Award winner[2]

CNN Interview[3]

Visão Se7e[4]

CadenaSer Intetview[5]

La Voz de Galicia[6]

XVII Pan American Games[7]

Redbull Cirque Du Soleil High Performance Exchange

2002 Oscars[8]

Movies

Worlds Away 3D Movie

Sostrum DVD

La Nouba DVD

Special Activities

Cirque Du Monde Social Outreach Program – General Coach - Worldwide

Capoeira Brazilian Pelourinho da Topázio - Instructor/Organizer - http://vegascapoeira.com/

Personal trainer – NASM

References

1. "Cirque du Soleil La Nouba at Downtown Disney - Orlando Sentinel". orlandosentinel.com. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
2. "Wellington Lima: Winner of CircusTalk's first-ever Members' Voice Award!". 13 April 2023.
3. ""Tal como os grilos saltam e as borboletas voam". Cirque du Soleil está de volta a Lisboa com "Ovo"".
4. "Visão | O Cirque du Soleil está em Lisboa e nós estivemos nos bastidores, entre insetos e acrobatas". 23 December 2023.
5. "Antes del estreno del nuevo show del Circo del Sol en Santiago, Ovo, nos colamos entre bambalinas para enseñároslo de Gabi Davila".
6. ""En el Circo del Sol hacemos posible lo imposible. Jugamos con el riesgo"". 29 December 2023.
7. "Cirque du Soleil coloca brasileiro na abertura do Pan | EXAME.com". exame.abril.com.br. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
8. "Richasi's Le Grand Chapiteau - Projects". Archived from the original on 2015-03-08. Retrieved 2016-03-09.