Each year in February and March adventurous surfers gather in Sao Domingos do Capim, Brazil, for a chance to ride up the Amazon River on one of the most intense tidal bores in the world. Known as pororoca, the phenomenon occurs where the Atlantic and Amazon converge, sending a milk chocolate wave more than 12 feet high and crashing miles inland. Surfers who catch this wave need both skill and endurance as they’re in for a 7-mile ride upstream lasting 30 minutes or more. The name “pororoca” likely comes from the native Tupi word meaning   … Pictures and more
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