Space Brothers Podcast

If you’ve ever been to Cirque Du Soleil’s La Nouba show in Orlando FL over the past 10 years, most likely you’ve seen flatland rider Marcos De Jesus perform his solo act. Never mind his costume or full face make up he had to apply daily, or the fact he was riding mostly in the dark with a spotlight on him to a live orchestra. Perfection was expected. Originally from Sau Paulo Brazil, Marcos moved to the United States to chase the American Dream. For over 10 years he performed 2 shows a day in front of a mostly packed house for one of the most reputable companies to ever put on a live stage performance. Now that the Cirque show he spent thousands of hours perfecting has come to a close, he’s figuring out the next stage of his life at age 44. We sat down with Marcos to discuss his life growing up in Brazil, how he found bmx, winning the Latin X Games gold medal, auditioning for the Cirque show, staying healthy while pushing his riding outside of the shows, the daily grind of being expected to pull every tric