Ricardo Alex Costa Santos is a beach volleyball player from Brazil. Santos won the silver medal in the men's beach volleyball competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics with partner Zé Marco de Melo. Santos also represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There he claimed the gold medal, teaming up with Emanuel Rego, with whom he won the world title in October 2003.

The same pairing went on to win the bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he teamed with Pedro Cunha, but they lost in the quarter finals.

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• AVP Newcomer of the Year 2017

• FIVB Best Hitter 2005

• FIVB Best Offensive Player 2005, 2006, 2007

• FIVB Most Inspirational 2018

• FIVB Most Outstanding 2005, 2007

• FIVB Sportsperson 2018

• FIVB Team of the Year 2005 (Emanuel Rego), 2006 (Emanuel Rego), 2007 (Emanuel Rego)

• FIVB Tour Champion 2000 (Ze Marco de Melo), 2003 (Emanuel Rego), 2004 (Emanuel Rego), 2005 (Emanuel Rego), 2006 (Emanuel Rego), 2007 (Emanuel Rego)

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