Brazil
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This vast South American nation is home to a near-endless string of sand-bottom surf breaks and a colorful, hypercompetitive, fast-growing surf culture. Brazil's sun-warmed 5,000-mile Atlantic coastline runs in a sawtooth pattern from the subtropical south to the equatorial northeast, and can be divided into four main surfing areas: 1) The southern states, most notably Santa Catarina, home to Br...
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Brazil Surf magazine documentary (full length)Subscribe to view
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Fábio Gouveia, Campeche, Brazil. Photo: Christian HerzogSubscribe to view
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Brazil Surf magazine documentary (full length)
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Adriano de Souza
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Maya Gabeira
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Victor Ribas
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Flavio Padaratz
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Peterson Rosa
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Daniel Friedmann
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Neco Padaratz
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Pepe Lopes
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"Nas Ondas do Surf" - Full-Length 1977 Brazilian Surf Movie
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Italo Ferreira, 2016
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Filipe Toledo
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Gabriel Medina
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Carlos Burle
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Fábio Gouveia, Campeche, Brazil. Photo: Christian Herzog