Brazilian Alves bull-riding champion

LAS VEGAS – Silvano Alves won the world title and the aggregate crown Sunday in the Professional Bull Riders World Finals.

Alves, from Pilar Do Sul, Brazil, was the only cowboy to ride all six of his bulls.

He remained on the top of the event leaderboard with an 85.5-point effort on Hokey Pokey in the fifth round and an 87.25 on Asteroid in the sixth.

Alves won the event title with 501 points. Defending world champion J.B. Mauney of Mooresville, North Carolina, was second at 453.5, and J.W. Harris third at 361.

Brazil’s Joao Ricardo Vieira led Alves in the world standings by 534.69 points entering the day. But Vieira was bucked off of his two bulls, allowing Alves to overtake him.

Alves finished with 12,611 points, and Vieira was second with 10,673.