Wellington Lima (acrobat)

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

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

CNN Interview

Visão Se7e

CadenaSer Intetview

La Voz de Galicia

XVII Pan American Games

Redbull Cirque Du Soleil High Performance Exchange

2002 Oscars

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