Erlon de Souza Silva (born 23 June 1991) is a Brazilian sprint canoeist who competes in the 1000 m doubles event (C-2).

He placed tenth at the 2012 Olympics and won a silver medal at the 2016 Rio Games.

[4] In 2014, de Souza Silva won a World Championship bronze medal in the men's C2 200 m with Isaquias Queiroz.

[9] In 2018, Silva and Queiroz won World Championship gold again, this time in the C2 500 m.[10] In 2019, the team won World Championship bronze, this time at the C2 1000 m.[11] A hip injury prevented Silva from attending the 2020 Summer Olympics, forcing Jacky Godmann to take his place as Queiroz's partner.

[12] Silva took up canoeing aged 14 in his native Ubatã, but later moved to Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo.