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Brazil’s ‘perfect 10’ surfing pioneer

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She’s a perfect 10; the surfer that other professionals will drag themselves out of the water to watch.

But it is the satisfaction of being able to help her family that ranks as Silvana Lima’s proudest achievement.

The diminutive Brazilian, twice a runner-up on the women’s World Tour, is seen as a pioneer in her sport who is still pushing the boundaries at the age of 28.

That talent has taken her round the globe and offered rewards that she has been able to divert back to her family in the north western state of Ceara.

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