Márcio Henrique Barroso Araújo (born 12 October 1973 in Fortaleza

Fortaleza

Fortaleza is the state capital of Ceará, located in Northeastern Brazil. With a population close to 2.5 million , Fortaleza is the 5th largest city in Brazil. It has an area of and one of the highest demographic densities in the country...

, Ceará

Ceará

Ceará is one of the 27 states of Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the country, on the Atlantic coast. It is currently the 8th largest Brazilian State by population and the 17th by area. It is also one of the main touristic destinations in Brazil. The state capital is the city of...

) is a beach volleyball

Beach volleyball

Beach volleyball, or sand volleyball, is an Olympic team sport played by two teams of two players on a sand court divided by a net.Like volleyball, the object of the game is to send the ball over the net in order to ground it on the opponent’s court, and to prevent the same effort by the opponent....

 player from Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

. He won the gold medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2005 Beach Volleyball World Championships

2005 Beach Volleyball World Championships

These page shows the results of the Beach Volleybal World Championships, held from June 21 to June 26, 2005 in Berlin, Germany. It was the fifth official edition of this event, after ten unofficial championships all held in Rio de Janeiro....

 in Berlin, Germany, partnering Fábio Luiz Magalhães

Fabio Luiz Magalhães

Fábio Luiz Magalhães is a beach volleyball player from Brazil.Magalhães won the gold medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2005 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Berlin, Germany, and the silver medal at 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, partnering with Márcio Araújo.- See...

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Araújo represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics

2004 Summer Olympics

The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...

 in Athens, Greece, after having claimed the bronze medal alongside Benjamin Insfran

Benjamin Insfran

Benjamin Insfran is a beach volleyball player from Brazil. Insfran and partner Márcio Araújo won the bronze medal at the 2003 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and represented their native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-References:*...

 at the 2003 Beach Volleyball World Championships

2003 Beach Volleyball World Championships

These page shows the results of the IV Beach Volleybal World Championships, held from October 7 to October 12, 2003 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It was the fourth official edition of this event, after ten unofficial championships all held in Rio de Janeiro.-Final ranking:-Final ranking:-References:*...

 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.