Pedro Faria

Pedro Faria is a contestant from Survivor: Guyana.

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Name (Age): Pedro Faria (62)

Tribe Designation: Ingarikó

Current Residence: New Orleans, LA

Occupation: Air Traffic Control Supervisor

Claim to Fame: Immigratin’ from Honduras when I was 21 with my wife, Maria.

Inspiration in Life: That’s gotta be my children and grandchildren. Everyday that I’m alive, I’m livin’ for them, and strivin' to be a better father and grandfather.

Hobbies: Spendin’ time with my children and grandchildren, watchin’ movies with my wife, playing golf, playin’ cards, reading adventure novels, and watchin’ Mayday and Survivor.

Pet Peeves: When people have a lack of integrity and spend time blamin’ others for their shortcomin’s. We all make mistakes, but unless you’re willin’ to own up to what you’ve done and make an effort to fix it, or at least get better, nothing’s gonna change. The other thing that greatly annoys me is clutter ‘cause I’m a very tidy person, and if the space I’m in is a mess, it does stress me out, especially when it’s not my house ‘cause I have this itch to just go and clean it. So, I’d be lyin’ if I said I wasn’t annoyed that there are those that look at messes or broken things and kinda shrug their shoulders ‘cause I couldn’t imagine leavin’ my space like that.

SURVIVOR contestant you are most like: Bill Norman from Qatar, Down Under, and Madagascar. He was a big ol’ funny guy, yet he was also disciplined ‘cause he’s a former Marine. He knew how to get stuff done and he made it far each time he played, and I think I got what it takes to do quite well, as he did.

Reason for being on SURVIVOR: I may be gettin’ old, but I still wanna go out there and have at least one more grand adventure before I physically can’t anymore. I’d also love to win the money for my family.

Why do you think you will “survive” SURVIVOR?: I’ve got a lot of fight in me, and I’ve learned a lot from livin’ on this planet for 62 years. From livin’ in Honduras to raisin’ my children, to monitorin’ the planes and air space in and around the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, where I work, I possess many of the skills needed to get through the game. It’s just a matter of puttin’ them all together and usin’ them wisely. People are gonna underestimate me, but that’ll only help me as I make my way towards the end of the game.

Why do you think you will be the Sole SURVIVOR?: My strategy is to be a grandfatherly figure of sorts out here. I think I’m a natural leader, but I aim to earn people’s respect and for ‘em to see that I know how to relax ‘n’ have a good ol’ time. I hope that if people see me as a fun-lovin, cool grandpa, then I’ll be underestimated enough to get to the merge, and then to the end.