Veteran Brazilian surfer Marcio Freire died on Thursday while surfing giant waves in Nazaré, located on the central coast of Portugal, local authorities said. Freire’s death was confirmed by the Port ...

Brazilian big-wave surfer Marcio Freire died while surfing the central coast of Portugal Thursday, local officials confirmed. Prior to his death, the 47-year-old man was practicing tow-in surfing on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Beggars can’t be choosers. But when it comes to Nazaré, Portugal – although it hosts undoubtedly the biggest waves the known ...

If you’re working in a downtown office somewhere, take a look outside and count eight stories up on the nearest high-rise. Now imagine there’s a giant ocean wave that tall barreling down on you.

Brazilian surfer Carlos Burle said he had one of the closest calls of his surfing career on Wednesday, as he thanked a first response team for pulling him out of a giant swell that engulfed him in the ...

Surfers Lucas Chianca, 30, of Brazil and Justine Dupont, 34, of France were crowned champions at the 2025-26 TUDOR Nazaré Big Wave Challenge at Praia do Norte in Nazaré, Portugal, on Saturday. Nic von ...