Ricardo and Emanuel won the men's tournament of beach volleyball on Sunday in Foz de Iguazu, in the south of Brazil.

The team beat Paulo Emilio and Moises 18-13 and 20-18 to win the event which is part of the Brazilian Circuit of beach volleyball.

The reigning Olympic champions and recent Pan-American winners have accumulated their 15th consecutive victory.

It is the duo's best start in six years. Apart from the title in Foz de Iguazu, the team won in Xangri-La, Rio Grande do Sul and in Florianopolis, Santa Catarina, for the Brazilian Circuit of beach volleyball.

(Xinhua News Agency March 10, 2008)