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In 2015 I was doing a journey around South America with my sister, we started in Salvador Bahia, and came down till where this story happens, Rio de Janeiro. I really enjoy doing hikings, so I didn't rest until I could go up all those mountains that Rio has, in order to get best sightseeing possible of the city. My sister is an adventurer like my but the problem is that she has low stamina, and as her little brother, I would of course being mocking her for being so slow going up the mountains. One day, when we finished climbing a big rock called Pedra Bonita, my sister saw this guy paragliding and screamed "- I WANT TO DO THAT!" and the guy yelled back "-FIND ME ON FACEBOOK BY ODILON JR FLY". So me and her ended up booking a paragliding fly for the day after, with that guy. I am that kind of guy that likes to be with his feet on the ground, but still I accepted the challenge, and the day after I was there with my sister and two other friends that we made before booking it. The guy explained all the safe instructions before the jump and that made feel confortable, I said that I wanted to be the last so I could see what would happen before. My sister went first and loved it, then the other two, but right before my turn to go with the instructor, the guy before me, while departing his parachute closed and he fell, I froze, completely. The parachute of this closes right in front of my face, I was in shock, but suddenly in opens again and I just see him setting off again in middle air, it was crazy and lucky. I asked Odilon "- Hey, is that normal? I didn't want to get hurt today!" I said it like joking but with stunning fear, and he said to me "- Don't worry kiddo, I am a national champion of precise landing for 23 years straight, nothing is going to happen!" I felt relieved but still while departing I thing I pooped my pants a little bit. At the end, it was one of the most remarcable experiences of my life. I am grateful for my sister to ask the guy, and also proud of myself for conquering that fear in an instant as well.