After adventures in the Amazon or exploring its sprawling cities, holidaymakers in Brazil have ample opportunity to do little more than lie on a towel and pitch up a parasol on its soft sandy shores.

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Brazil and Brazilians have a weird place in the surfing world -- sort of like the younger brother who gets heckled and beat down by the bigger brother and his friends. They don't want him hanging ...

A surfer on Engenhoca Beach. I surfed for the first time 15 years ago, aware of the fanaticism it stirs in many but unprepared for how my own life, already nearing its statistical midpoint and ...

In the niche world of novelty waves, surfers like Ben Gravy and Dylan Graves may dabble, but really, skimboarders are the ones that seek out the globe’s weirdest and wildest monstrosities masquerading ...

River surfing is fringe. It’s on the periphery of traditional surfing, with eccentric wave-riders flocking to standing, freshwater novelty waves across the globe. Some of the main spots include Waimea ...

(Reuters) - Powerhouse Brazil showed just what a threat it will be at surfing's Olympic debut in Tokyo next year, claiming gold and bronze in the men's division and silver in the women's to win top ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, June 27 (Reuters) - Brazil's former world number four Joao Chianca will be one of the surfers to watch at next month's Paris Olympics at Tahiti's Teahupo'o having defied the ...