João Ricardo Vieira (born July 28, 1984, in Itatinga, São Paulo, Brazil), is a Brazilian professional rodeo cowboy who specializes in bull riding.
[2] In March 2014, after winning the Built Ford Tough Series (BFTS) Iron Cowboy event at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, he attempted to ride PBR World Champion bull Bushwacker for a $1 million bounty, but was quickly bucked off.
A few days before the start of the event, Vieira posted a video to his Facebook and Instagram account saying that he had tested positive for COVID-19, and as a result would not be able to compete at the World Finals.
As a result, them and regular-season champions, the Austin Gamblers, received first-round byes and did not compete during the first day of the Team Series Championship.
[13] Also, at Thunder Days, Vieira recorded his 400th career qualified ride, becoming only the eighth rider in PBR history to do so.
[15] In late October of that year, the Rattlers succeeded in making it to final round of the Team Series Championship against the Austin Gamblers.