Rafa Nadal Tennis Center to Launch โFirst South American Location in Porto Belo, Brazil
The Rafa Nadal Academy (RNA) is expanding its globalโค presence โฃwith a new tennis โคcenterโค in Porto Belo, Brazil – markingโ the brand’s first venture into South America. Scheduled to open by the end of 2028,โ the facility will be โaโ key component of the All Resortโ Club Residence, a large-scale residential resort adn hotel development by the All Wert Group.
The Porto Belo center will boast 17 tennis courts: 9 outdoor โand โฃ8 indoor, including one central court.Court surfaces willโข include 6 clay and 11 hardโ courts.โค In addition toโฃ the tennisโ facilities, the complex will feature 8 paddle tennis โcourts, a cafeteria, a sports equipment store,โค and a dedicated gym forโ players and visitors.
The center will โฃoffer tennis programs for all agesโฃ and skillโข levels, โขutilizing the methodology developed by Rafa Nadal and his โtechnicalโข team over their extensive professional careers.
“We areโค very happy that the international expansion of โฃthe academy reaches South America. In Brazilโ there โis a lot of passionโ for sport and I am convinced that the โproject โขwill be โa success,” saidโข Rafa Nadal.
Richardโ Schwambach, CEO of the All Wert Group, highlighted the importance of sport withinโข the All Resort development, stating, โฃ”At All Resort, sport is an essential part โขof our identity, as it represents movement, discipline โand perseverance; โขitโฃ is indeed a โฃcultural practice that reflects values, identity and energy.”
The new center arrives during a period of โgrowth โfor tennis in โBrazil, with an estimated 6% annualโฃ increaseโฃ in โขparticipation, bolstered by the Brazilian โTennis Development Program and โคSanta Catarina state’s emergence as โขa leading region for tennis players.
The Rafa Nadal Tennis Center in Porto Belo joins a growing network of RNA facilities, including the original academy in Manacor โ(Mallorca), a second academy in Kuwait,โ five existing Rafa Nadal โTennis Centersโค in Costa Mujeres (Mexico), Sani (greece), Hong Kong, โMarbella, and Punta cana (Dominican Republic), and the Rafa Nadal Tennis Programโฃ in Egypt. These centers are designed to combine leisure, tourism, and high-quality sports training withinโ vacation resorts or upscale residential โฃareas.
