Kevin and Starburst - Photo by Jeni Jo PhotographyKevin was born in São Paulo, Brazil, and immigrated to the United States when he was three in 1996 with his parents. Since then, they’ve lived on their ranch in Texas, maintaining a strong business and family relationship in Brazil.
His parents have lived a very successful life in the horse industry, specifically with Reining horses. Along with numerous world and national titles, they founded the National Reining Horse Association of Brazil, the ANCR, won at the 1999 NRBC, and even imported the first criollo horse into the United States! Carlos was the first ANCR President, is in the ABQM Hall of Fame, and both Carlos and Laurie are in the ANCR Hall of Fame!
Kevin began showing cattle when he joined the FFA as a freshman in high school in 2006. Beginning with brahmans, he continued showing and breeding registered grey brahmans for the next ten years, until finally transitioning the herd into a registered black Angus operation in 2015.
He won several championships throughout his Brahman years, with division titles including the Ft Worth Jr Heifer Show Calf Champion, many first places, and a Jr State Grand Champion Bred & Owned Bull win. He also had a strong presence in the Brahman world in Brazil, even showing the 3rd Place Sr Female at the 2010 World Brahman Congress.
Kevin and Splenda - Photo by Jeni Jo Photography
Standing with SAV Rainfall 6846 while visiting Schaff Angus Valley in 2021
Being Brazilian American, he has dual citizenship and is Trilingual in English, Portuguese, and Spanish.
Kevin enjoys the outdoors, traveling across the nation to see different ranches and the countryside and photographing his journey. His pastimes have always included fishing, hog hunting, attending concerts, hiking, and exploring National Parks, his favorite being Yellowstone NP.
At his first artificial insemination course at Champion Genetics
Kevin and his best friend, Thomas
A big boar and Smoky the Blackmouth Cur
Kevin and Mr V8 252/6, our first herd bull
When Kevin got to be backstage for the Fernando & Sorocaba show. "Sorocaba" was a former student of his dad's.
For years Kevin bred, raised, and trained Blackmouth Curs as hog dogs.
Kevin's Grand Champion Bull
A big boar Kevin shot
Kevin's first hog hunt, along with a dear departed friend of the family, Filogomes
One of Kevin's Pirara catfish
A selfie at Yellowstone
Kevin and his heifer, Imperial, with her Reserve Calf Championship at the Junior Nationals
Kevin and Carlos with a Pirarara
When his dad Carlos won the 1999 NRBC Championship with Pocodo Andy
Another hog Kevin got with his dogs
Kevin's largest catfish, a 100 lb Jay
His dogs Max and Moulatta
The super star stud, Reminic n Dunit
Kevin and his Sigma Chi Fraternity brother, Nikko
Graduation Day with an Associates in Farm and Ranch Management
Little Kevin and a gar
Kevinwith his Brazilian Grandpa
Smoky, Minnie and a hog they found
Kevin and his parents at a Sigma Chi cookout
Kevin the day he went noodling with Trent Jackson from Animal Planet's Hillbilly Handfishin!