Pororoca: Surfing on the Amazon

Penetrate deep into the delta of the Amazon with a handful of world class surfers as they come face to face with the exceptional natural spectacle called Pororocca, a series of tidal waves that form hundreds of miles off the coast. This rare and feared phenomenon that happens only under certain climatic conditions, always under a full moon, crashes up the Amazon River wreaking havoc on the shores and among the locals. They surf it!

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Travel & Events

Tags:

• extreme
• amazon
• surfing
• whitewater
• white
• water
• river
• kayaking
• Boulder
• mountains
• outdoor

[skateandfun1]

nice dude

[inuyagami]

esas aguas estan atestadas de caimanes, anacondas, pirañas y otros animales que miedo... :(

[Chris19CHUPAPINGAS]

that is cool but if you fall off, you know you become either pirana lunch or caiman's dessert

[neilandfi]

Official world record longest continuous surf on one wave was on one of the tributaries of the amazon in 06, by Serginho Laus. Steve King's ride on the Severn a month later wasn't accredited as a record. That was about 7.5 miles. Unofficially, several longer rides have been done on the Severn, various different amazonian Pororoca,and on the Quiantang silver dragon in China. That last one is the biggest and the longest. It's a matter of time before someone like Serginho sets a new record there.

[woodchopper111]

arent you a bit worried by the creatures like anacondas and alligators lurking beneath?!!

[woodchopper111]

arent you a bit worried by the creatures like anacondas and alligators lurking beneath?!!

[rizoinabox]

the severn is a river by the way not a wave! but im sure u kno what yr talkin about

[thepassanger]

all the clips used in this video ive seen on tg4 an irish tv program, but with different commentary, suppose thats cause it was in irish, huh just saying ive seen this before, it is still awe inspiring!

[spateeight]

the amazon is a filthy river.

[themidnights]

omg please tell me you're joking he actually knows what he's talking about... a bore wave is what they call it, the severn i s a wave in the UK and Proroca is ACTUALLY a bore wave. Please pleaaaaaaaaaase know wtf you're talking about before arguing irrationally