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Name- Priscilla (Pri) Eckstein Piantadosi-Lima
Date of Birth – December 19th, 1979
Place of Birth – Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Nationality - Brazilian
Profession - Professional Beach Volleyball Player
Height – 5’ 11 ½’’
Education: University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA USA.
Bachelor of Science- General Studies, focus on Health and PE ‘04.
Bachelor of Science- Kinesiology, Exercise Science

Quick intro...

Food: Brazilian food, Italian, Mexican, ALL OF THEM! 
Movies: movies that make me laugh, and many other ones.
TV Shows: Friends (own all 10 seasons), House, Scrubs, The new adventure of old Christine, Family Guy, Inside the Actor’s Studio, Dog Whisperer, Kathy Griffin: My life on the D-list, The Office, Modern Family, Better With You, So You Think You Can Dance…
Actors: Steve Carrel, Merryl Streep, Anthony Hopkins, Jack Nickolson, Samuel L. Jackson, Denzel Washington, Susan Sarrandon…                                                        Musicians or Bands: Ludacris, Ana Carolina, Rita Lee, Marina, Duffy, Kristy Lee, Saint Cecilia, Kina, Marisa Monte
Restaurants: Porcao, Fogo de Chao, Cheesecake Factory, Chillis, RocknFish, North End, La Sirena…
Favourite dessert: chocolate molten cake from Chilis and anything from Cheesecake Factory.
Color: Blue, white and green
Athlete: Ayrton Senna, Misty May-Treanor, Shelda Bede, Holly McPeak, Tatiana Minello,                                                                                                                      Books: Anything from Dr. Wayne Dyer and Anthony Robbins. Real Love, Many Lives Many masters, LOVE MY KINDLE btw!…
Vacation Spot: Rio de Janeiro, Arraial do Cabo, Grandpa’s Farm and anywhere with my wife.
Season: Summer
Sports /Teams: volleyball, soccer, beach volleyball, beach soccer, SAINTS!, Celtics
Hobbies: dancing, singing, reading, playing with my family in Rio, going to the beach with our puppies and constantly learning how to grow.

Career Highlights

2011: 3rd Place finished with Renata Ribeiro in Guaruja.Qualified for first FIVB tournament in Brazil with Angela Vieira; qualified for second FIVB tournament in Poland with Renata Ribeiro.
2010: Placed 5th and 3rd with Tati Minello, Placed 5th, 4th with Taiana Lima. Won in 3 sets vs. Misty May-Treanor/Nicole Branagh in Hermosa
2009: Placed 5th, 3rd and 2nd with Tati Minello. AVP Most Improved Award 09'. Place 3rd with Taiana Lima in the Joao Pessoa Open. Won in 3 sets vs. Holly McPeak/Kerri Walsh in Chicago and in 2sets Elaine Youngs/Nicole Branagh in Muskegon.
2008: Placed 5th at Long Beach (w/ Angela Lewis).
2007: Notched career-best 5th place finishes twice with partner Angela Lewis.   "Priscilla Lima and partner Angela Lewis had a Cinderella season in '07, rising in the ranks of women's professional beach volleyball. They placed among the top 10 at 11 AVP tournaments in 2007, with a pair of fifth-place finishes"
Louisiana-Lafayette: Ranked 4th in career digs, 4th in total attempts and 5th in kills on the school’s charts. Twice she was named all-conference, garnering first-team honors her senior season.

Banco do Brasil Tour Best Finishes

2011: Placed 5th in Vitoria, Rio de Janeiro and Balneario Camboriu; 4th in Curitiba and 3rd in Gauruja with Renata Ribeiro.
2010: Placed 5th Place in Sao jose dos Campos wit tati Minello, placed 5th in Joao Pessoa and Maceio; 4th in Vila Velha and Buzios with Taiana Lima
2009: Placed 3rd in Joao Pessoa with Taiana Lima, Placed 5th in Maceio and Salvador with Tati Minello

AVP Tour Best finishes


2009: 2nd at Muskegon; 3rd at Cincinnati; 3rd at Manhattan Beach; 3rd at Coney Island; 5th at Hermosa Beach; 5th at Atlanta; 5th at Huntington Beach (w/ Tati Minello)
2008: 5th at Long Beach; 7th at Louisville, Atlanta, Belmar; 9th at Charleston, Brooklyn, San Diego, Mason (w/ Angela Lewis).
2007: 5th at Dallas, Long Beach (w/ Angela Lewis).
2006: 9th at Ft. Lauderdale, Seaside Heights (w/Angela Lewis), Chicago, Cincinnati (w/Paula Roca).
2005: 9th at Huntington Beach (w/Angela Lewis).
2004: 17th at Belmar (w/Mary Hegarty), Hermosa Beach, Chicago (w/Kerri Eich).

Going deeper into some facts

v Pri performed 3 push-ups on her very first max reps in one minute test in college (yes! embarrassing, but funny)
v  Pri appeared in a comic TV show in Brazil with Jackie Silva.
v  Pri was a contortionist at the age of 4 til 8.
v  Pri used to dance ballet, folk, jazz, until the age of 12, then started dancing Flamenco Dance (from Spain) until the age of 16.
v  Pri was a beginners’ teacher for Flamenco Dance.
v  Pri started to play volleyball when she was 15 years old.