Surfing in Brazil

Surfing was first introduced in Brazil in the 1970s.[1][2]

Surfing in Brazil
CountryBrazil
National team(s)Brazil Olympics team
International competitions

The sport is predominantly participated by the middle class of the country.[3][4]

Rio Pro is one of the major professional surfing events in Brazil.

Brazil has emerged as a major power in sport surfing, which has been labeled the Brazilian Storm.[5][6] Gabriel Medina was the first Brazilian to win a World Surfing Championship.[7][8]

Rodrigo Koxa broke the world record for the largest wave at 80 ft (24.3 meters).[9]

References
  1. Barbassa, Juliana (27 March 2015). "Opinion - What Explains Brazil's Surfing Boom?". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  2. Warshaw, Matt (27 October 2018). The Encyclopedia of Surfing. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 81. ISBN 978-0156032513. Retrieved 27 October 2018 – via Google Books.
  3. Nolen, Stephanie (26 December 2017). "Scrappy Brazilians making waves in the surfing world, but class and race divisions persist". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  4. "These Surfers Are Helping Future Generations in Brazil's Largest Favela". National Geographic. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  5. "Termo 'Brazilian Storm' é registrado e gera polêmica com surfistas brasileiros". Globo. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  6. "Is Brazil Actually The World's Best Surfing Nation?". Surfingworld.com.au. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  7. "Brazil Is Officially The World's Best Surfing Nation". Stabmag.com. 1 September 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  8. "Like it or Not, the Brazilian Storm Has Taken Over Pro Surfing". Vice. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  9. Rob Hodgetts (30 April 2018). "Brazilian sets record for biggest wave ever surfed". CNN. Retrieved 27 October 2018.


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