POROROCA TIDAL BORE, AMAZON RIVER, BRAZIL
At the mouth of the Amazon, the Atlantic’s tide occasionally – when the moon is right – gets the better of the outpouring river. The result: the longest tidal wave on earth. In the predawn light you’ll hear the monkeys screeching and a distant dull roar before you see the wave – all 4m of it charging upstream, taking all manner of shoreside debris, and some very intrepid surfers, along with it. The surfing record to date is a 12.5km ride lasting 37 minutes. You’ll be able to enjoy the spectacle at the annual National Pororoca Surfing Championships in São Domingos do Capim in March.
The pororoca occurs twice a day, three days a month; waves are biggest in February and March
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