BRAZIL: SURFING - Brazilian surfers cruise their way into record books with 84 on a single wave
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BRAZIL: SURFING - Brazilian surfers cruise their way into record books with 84 on a single wave
Over eighty surfers ride the same wave in Brazil and break the world record in a global event to raise environmental awareness. Brazil broke the world record for the number of surfers on a single wave on Sunday (September 02) in a global environmental awareness event which took place in seven countries at the same time. According to organizers, 84 surfers rode a single wave for at least five seconds, breaking the previous South African record of 73 in 2006. The event at Santos beach was part of the Earthwave project, which challenged surfing organizations around the world to stage record attempts and address the global warming issue. Among the participating cities were Mar del Plata, in Argentina, Adelaide, in Australia, and Cape Town, in South Africa. The initiative follows the model of the recent music festival Live Earth, which took place simultaneously in eight cities around the world. The experienced surfer Rico de Souza, who led the Brazilian group, is responsible for another two records in the Guinness Book. In 2005, de Souza placed forty-two surfers on a single wave and last year he rode the world's largest surfboard. As he arrived at the airport in Rio de Janeiro, De Souza said the main objective was to promote environmental awareness. "The eco-roads festival, Earthwave, is taking place in several countries around the world. The objective is to raise awareness about global warming, of all climate change problems, and the need to preserve nature, this is our greatest objective," he said next to his surf mate Picuruta Salazar. Some 100 surfers attempted to accomplish the feat in Santos, but some did not manage to stay long enough on the wave to count for the record.
ITN Source | September 5, 2007
