Marcio Cerquinho

Marcio Leite Cerquinho (born June 16, 1980, in Manaus) is a former Brazilian curler and curling coach. In 2023, he pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual interference involving an 11 year old girl, while living in New Westminster, British Columbia.

Curling career
In 2017 and 2018, Cerquinho participated in the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, placing 28th in 2017 and 17th in 2018. In 2016 and 2017, he participated in the Brazilian Mixed Doubles Championship, where he took second place and first place on both occasions.

Cerquinho also participated in the 2018 Americas Challenge (January) where the Brazilian Curling Team played against Glenn Howard's in a best-of-five series that occurred parallel to the 2018 Continental Cup of Curling.

Cerquinho and his partner Aline Santos missed a spot in the playoffs of the 2018 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship losing on the LSD (Last Stone Draw) to Finland by 2.48 cm.

Cerquinho and partner Luciana Barrella placed 26th at the 2019 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship.

Sexual interference crimes
When he was working as a curling coach, Cerquinho was charged in 2021 with child sex crimes for an incident in New Westminster, British Columbia. At the time, Cerquinho denied any wrongdoing. Cerquinho later pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual interference with an 11 year old girl and two other victims.

Personal life
Cerquinho is a Software developer. He was employed at the Vancouver Curling Club until October 2019.

He also built the first 3 sheet Curling Rink in Latin America, located in São Paulo in March 2020 called Arena Ice Brasil.