Elisabete Jacinto

Brief info

Elisabete Jacinto is one of the first women in the world to have completed the Paris-Dakar rally by driving a truck

For several years, Elisabete Jacinto challenged the male universe, competing in motorcycle in the most difficult off-road competitions, played on several continents.

Three months after obtaining the heavyweight driver’s license, he presented himself for the Dakar Silver Anniversary (2003), installed at the controls of a truck.

It is in 2004 that Elisabete Jacinto not only becomes one of the first women in the world to complete the Paris-Dakar rally, driving a truck, but also becomes the first woman to win a special in this category at the Rallye Optic Tunisie 2000.