Julio Soares is a Brazilian IFBB Pro League athlete in Men’s Physique — a man who announced himself in late 2024 with a podium finish and a pro title in the space of a few weeks. 🇧🇷
Since then he has stood on the Mr. Olympia stage, and in July 2026 he crossed the Atlantic to win the Republic of Texas Pro in the United States — the biggest victory of his career.
This biography has been rebuilt for 2026 from the official contest record, cross-checked against Fitness Volt, Generation Iron and Colosseum Strength. It also corrects the old version of this page — starting with its impossible pro-card story.
📋 Julio Soares Quick Facts
| Full Name | Julio Soares |
| Nationality | Brazilian 🇧🇷 |
| Division | Men’s Physique |
| Pro Status | IFBB Pro League — a pro by 2024 (the show where he earned his card is not documented in the primary sources checked) |
| Pro Wins | 2 — Ronnie Coleman Sur Pro Cup 2024, Republic of Texas Pro 2026 |
| Mr. Olympia | Competed in 2025 (tied 16th); qualified again in 2026 but did not compete |
| @juliosoarespro | |
| Status in 2026 | Active — won the Republic of Texas Pro on July 11, 2026 |
| Date of Birth / Height / Weight | Not published by primary sources — see the FAQ below |
🏆 Who Is Julio Soares?
Julio Soares competes for Brazil in the IFBB Pro League’s Men’s Physique division, the board-shorts class judged on shape, symmetry, conditioning and stage presentation.
He is not a social-media creation. His name was built the slow way, on South American pro stages in the second half of 2024, before fans outside Brazil had heard of him.
What the record shows is a polished, consistent competitor: a pro podium finish in his first verified pro season, a title a month later, an Olympia debut the following year, and a US title the year after that. 📈
🥉 Late 2024: A Podium, Then a Title
Soares’ earliest verified professional result came in November 2024, at the Musclecontest Fit Pira Pro in Brazil, where he placed third in Men’s Physique.
The show was won by Rafael Oliveira, with William Amorim second. It was a strong debut at pro level — the same weekend, Fabio Junio won the Classic Physique title.
A few weeks later he travelled to Ciudad del Este, Paraguay, for the Ronnie Coleman Sur Pro Cup, held on December 14–15, 2024.
This time he won it. Soares took the Men’s Physique title ahead of Aroucka De Oliveira and Francisco Martinez — with what Colosseum Strength reported as a perfect score from the judges. 🏆
The victory was his first professional title — and it carried the sport’s biggest prize: qualification for the 2025 Mr. Olympia.
🎰 2025: The Olympia Debut
In October 2025, Soares made the trip to Las Vegas for his Mr. Olympia debut, stepping on stage as competitor number 63 in one of the deepest Men’s Physique fields ever assembled.
He finished tied for 16th. The title went to Ryan Terry, who won his third straight Olympia, with Ali Bilal in second place.
A tied-16th finish is where most Olympia debuts end. What matters is that he got there: a year after his first verified pro show, Soares had stood on bodybuilding’s biggest stage. 💪
🤠 2026: The Texas Title — and the Olympia He Missed
Soares’ 2026 season produced the biggest win of his career. On July 11, 2026, at the Republic of Texas Pro in Austin, he topped a large Men’s Physique line-up to take the title.
He beat runner-up Jeremy Potvin and third-place finisher Jamaine Donkor — a Brazilian winning a pro show on American soil, against a US field. 🥇
The win qualified him for the 2026 Mr. Olympia. But when the official Men’s Physique scorecard for Las Vegas was published that September, his name was not on it: despite qualifying, he did not compete, and no reason for his absence was published in the sources checked.
The 2026 title went to Ryan Terry for a fourth straight year, with Ali Bilal second again and fellow Brazilian Edvan Palmeira in sixth. Soares’ own second Olympia appearance will have to wait.
📊 Julio Soares Contest Record (Verified)
Every result below is taken from official IFBB Pro League scorecards and established contest coverage (Fitness Volt, Generation Iron, Colosseum Strength).
| Date | Contest | Division | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2024 | Musclecontest Fit Pira Pro (Brazil) | Men’s Physique | 3rd 🥉 |
| Dec 14–15, 2024 | Ronnie Coleman Sur Pro Cup (Ciudad del Este, Paraguay) | Men’s Physique | 1st 🏆 — first pro win; 2025 Olympia qualification |
| Oct 2025 | Mr. Olympia (Las Vegas) | Men’s Physique | 16th (tied) — Olympia debut |
| Jul 11, 2026 | Republic of Texas Pro (Austin, USA) | Men’s Physique | 1st 🏆 — 2026 Olympia qualification |
| Sep 2026 | Mr. Olympia (Las Vegas) | Men’s Physique | Qualified — did not compete |
🧹 What Happened to the Old Story?
An earlier version of this page said Soares earned his IFBB Pro Card by winning the 2024 Ronnie Coleman Sur Pro Cup. That is impossible — the Sur Pro Cup is a professional show, and a pro show cannot award a pro card. 📅
In fact, Soares was already a professional before Paraguay: a month earlier he had placed third at the Fit Pira Pro, another professional contest. The Sur Pro Cup win was his first pro TITLE, not his pro card.
So when did he turn pro? Honestly: the primary sources checked for this update do not document the show where he earned his card, so this page says so rather than inventing one. He was a pro by November 2024 — that much the official record proves.
Also removed: the precise birth year, height and weight figures, the quotes attributed to him, the invented training split (which the old page itself admitted was “inferred”), the meal-by-meal diet plan, the supplement list and the coaching-programme claim. None of it could be verified against any primary source.
One more old-page error is worth noting: it described Ryan Terry and Ali Bilal as Brazilian champions. Terry is British and Bilal is an Afghan athlete based in Belgium — Soares’ real Brazilian contemporaries include men like Edvan Palmeira and Rafael Oliveira. 🙏
🏋️ Training and Diet: What Is Actually Known
Soares has not published a verified training split or meal plan through any primary source, and the detailed programmes in the old version of this page have been removed for that reason.
What the record does show is the outcome of his preparation: a physique polished enough to podium in Brazil, win in Paraguay, qualify for two Olympias and take a title in Texas. The stage results are the verified story. 💪
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Julio Soares?
Julio Soares is a Brazilian IFBB Pro League bodybuilder in Men’s Physique. He won the 2024 Ronnie Coleman Sur Pro Cup in Paraguay and the 2026 Republic of Texas Pro, and made his Mr. Olympia debut in 2025.
When did Julio Soares turn pro?
He was already an IFBB pro by November 2024, when he placed third at the Musclecontest Fit Pira Pro. The specific show where he earned his pro card is not documented in the primary sources checked, and claims that he won his card at the Sur Pro Cup are wrong — that was a professional show; his win there was his first pro title.
How many pro shows has Julio Soares won?
Two. He won the Ronnie Coleman Sur Pro Cup in December 2024 and the Republic of Texas Pro in July 2026.
Has Julio Soares competed at the Mr. Olympia?
Yes, once. He made his debut in 2025 and finished tied for 16th in Men’s Physique. He qualified again in 2026 by winning the Republic of Texas Pro, but did not compete at the 2026 Olympia, and no reason for his absence was published.
Is Julio Soares still competing in 2026?
Yes. He won the Republic of Texas Pro in Austin on July 11, 2026 — the biggest victory of his career so far.
What are Julio Soares’ age, height and weight?
They are not officially published. No primary source — the IFBB Pro League, NPC News Online or major contest coverage — lists a verified date of birth, height or stage weight for Soares, so this page does not print the unsourced numbers that circulate on biography websites.
🔥 Final Thoughts
Third in Brazil. First in Paraguay. An Olympia debut in Las Vegas. Then, in 2026, a pro title in Texas against an American field.
Julio Soares has built his career one verified result at a time, far from the social-media spotlight. The one chapter still missing is a second Olympia appearance — and on his 2026 form, nobody should be surprised if it comes next. 💪