Surfing the Amazon River’s Endless Wave

The indigenous people who live along the Amazon River in Brazil have a word for the tidal bore that rushes in from the Atlantic Ocean. They call the wave Pororoca, which translates to “big roar.” You can actually hear it coming. That’s how loud and powerful it is. It’s risky to surf the Pororoca because it is full of debris as well as snakes and piranha. But surfer Serginho Laus has mastered what is one of the longest waves in the world.

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[Arnoldshah]

This guy definitely did not watch Jeremy Wade's river monsters series

[lissandrafreljord]

So instead of sharks, the dude just gotta watch out if piranhas, anacondas and caimans.

[landoncarioto]

I thought salt water was more dense that's why you float

[peanutbutterbaby]

Never said how long you can surf it for

[thebigsad]

Yes it is very dangerous, but still bloody cool

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[Ballhandler]

This is why I love this channel. Never would have ever known about this.

[nb]

Wouldn't higher density help you with floating?

[JohnnyFD]

A long follow drone shot would have been epic.

[wasaglass]

At 1:07 he mistakenly says fresh water is more dense so you don't float as much. The opposite is actually true. Sea water is more dense, and you float better in denser water.

[asdfjklasdf]

I am scared about the water you can't see one cm. I would never go one step in this brown soup.

[stevebrodnik]

1:05 Wrong, the water is obviously less dense. That's why you float less. (Dead Sea = lots of Salt, you float more). Or am I wrong here?

[helsiclife]

This is the coolest thing I've seen so far!

[tracybrooks]

Wow, had no clue there were waves big enough to surf there! cool.

[MashewDaCashu]

Now these r the types of videos I want to see

[LucidCiC]

This the definition of riding till you can't no more .

[kubecako]

We have the same phenomena in indonesia...its so unique

[waltysalamander]

Yeah, he may be a good surfer, but he’s got his science wrong. You DO float more in the ocean because SALT WATER is more dense. FRESH WATER is less dense so you don’t float as much.

[max__well]

Richard Rasmussen conhece bem o pororoca :v
Agora...





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[apokobeindonesia]

the same as at sumatra indonesia, , greetings