Brazilian surfer Carlos Burle rides a giant wave Monday at the Praia do Norte, north beach, at the fishing village of Nazare on Portugal’s Atlantic coast. Surf media suggest it could be the biggest wave ever surfed – 100 feet. According to Guinness World Records, American Garret McNamara holds the record with a 78-foot wave surfed at the very same spot in Nazare in November 2011.
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Brazilian surfer Carlos Burle, second from right, and American surfer Garret McNamara, right, watch the video of Burle surfing the big wave Monday.
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Surfers Carlos Burle, right, from Brazil, and Garret McNamara, from the U.S., pose for a photo after Burle surfed the big wave.
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Surfers administer CPR to fellow surfer Maya Gabeira, from Brazil, who nearly drowned after falling while trying to ride a big wave at the Praia do Norte beach. Gabeira was taken to hospital and reportedly was doing well after suffering a broken ankle.
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Brazilian surfer Carlos Burle rides a giant wave Monday at the Praia do Norte, north beach, at the fishing village of Nazare on Portugal’s Atlantic coast. Surf media suggest it could be the biggest wave ever surfed – 100 feet. According to Guinness World Records, American Garret McNamara holds the record with a 78-foot wave surfed at the very same spot in Nazare in November 2011.
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Brazilian surfer Carlos Burle, second from right, and American surfer Garret McNamara, right, watch the video of Burle surfing the big wave Monday.
Miguel Barreira/Associated Press
Surfers Carlos Burle, right, from Brazil, and Garret McNamara, from the U.S., pose for a photo after Burle surfed the big wave.
Miguel Barreira/Associated Press
Surfers administer CPR to fellow surfer Maya Gabeira, from Brazil, who nearly drowned after falling while trying to ride a big wave at the Praia do Norte beach. Gabeira was taken to hospital and reportedly was doing well after suffering a broken ankle.
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