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Surfing in Brazil

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Information about Brazil
Surfing in Brazil
Surf Brazil - Quick Facts
LOCATION: Eastern South America
POPULATION: 186200000
NATIONALITY: Brazilian (like the wax job)
LANGUAGE: Portuguese
CURRENCY: Reais

Brazil takes up half the east coast of South America and is the fifth largest country by area. Brazil was a colony of Portugal (hence the local language) until its independence in 1822. Brazil is famous for its Football, which the locals are fanatic about and which is the most popular sport. The national side have won the World Cup five times as of 2008 and is hosting the 2014 tournament.
Brazil Surfing Info and Details Brazil has a massive 7491 km coastline on the Atlantic ocean and gets heaps of swell. Brazil is really coming of age as a surfing country with many top class surfers and several in the world top 44. It's tropical climate makes for some warm water surfing which we all love.

Many of the swells are generated by the deep low pressures that track past cape horn, sending swells northwards throughout the year, although April to October are the best.

Brazil water temperature and swell size


The popularity of the sport with Brazilians means that empty waves are getting harder and harder to find, and the quality of the surfers means there are less and less waves going begging. Localism can be a problem in some areas so make sure you show respect in the line up.
 

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