With more than 560 waves registered, the Brazilian Ocyan Big Wave Award has a historic record for participation and announces the finalists for the 6th edition

The Brazilian Ocyan Big Wave Award, which received a record number of big waves surfed this year, announces the finalists for the sixth edition. In total, there were 562 waves registered by athletes from all over the country, proving that the Brazilian coast is ideal for those who want to venture out on days when the sea is not ready for fish.

The states of Rio de Janeiro, Santa Catarina and Espírito Santo dominate the nominations with places already recognized by big riders, such as Itacoatiara, in Niterói (RJ), Laje de Jaguaruna, in Santa Catarina, and Barrinha, in Saquarema (RJ). Other spots with impressive waves, such as Praia do Silveira, in the municipality of Garopaba, in Santa Catarina, Coral do Céu, in Espírito Santo and Laje do Vidigal, in the city of Rio de Janeiro, also feature impressive moments.

Considered one of the main celebrations of national surfing, The award has three categories, for men and women: Surfing, Bodyboarding and Bodysurfing. The categories are: Biggest Wave of the Year, Best Wave of the Year (female and male), Best Bodysurf Wave, Best Bodyboard Wave and Biggest Cow. This year, athletes such as Lucas Chumbo, Michele Des Bouillons, Ian Cosenza, Michaela Fragonese, Pedro Calado, Dudu Pedra, Leopoldo Neto, Will Santana and many others are already finalists in the competition.

In the main award categoryBiggest Wave of the Year, the regions of Jaguaruna (SC), Itacoatiara (RJ), Laje do Vidigal (RJ), Barrinha (RJ), Praia do Silveira (SC) and Pontão do Leblon (RJ) compete with waves surfed by athletes Lucas Chumbo, Fabiano Tissot, Gabriel Sodré, João Paiva, Marcos Monteiro, Olavo Kuhn, Pedro Calado, Thiago Jacaré and Yuri Gonçalves.

“The last year was marked by many extreme moments of nature, in a very atypical period, with a lot of heat in winter and several phenomenal hangovers that hit the south and southeast of Brazil, mainly. Everything shows that it will be another year of fierce competitions between the different regions of the country and fearless surfers from all over our coast”, says Guilherme Braga, organizer of the event.

Gala night for sport

On April 26th, the sixth edition of the Brazilian Ocyan Big Wave Award will be awarded. The ceremony, for invitations only, will be in Rio de Janeiro.

Check out the finalists:

Category Biggest Wave of the Year

Athlete: Fabiano Tissot – Location: Laje de Jaguaruna/ Jaguaruna (SC) – Cameraman: Bred Oliveira

Athlete: Gabriel Sodré – Location: Laje do Vidigal/ Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Cameraman: Fernando Affonso

Athlete: João Paiva – Location: Laje de Jaguaruna/ Jaguaruna (SC) – Cameraman: Bred Oliveira

Athlete: Lucas Chumbo – Location: Praia de Itacoatiara/ Niterói (RJ) – Cameraman: Yunes Khader

Athlete: Lucas Chumbo – Location: Barrinha/ Saquarema (RJ) – Cameraman: Yunes Khader

Athlete: Marcos Monteiro – Location: Barrinha/ Saquarema (RJ) – Cameraman: Victor Teixeira

Athlete: Olavo Kuhn – Location: Praia da Silveira/ Garopaba (SC) – Cameraman: Luiz Eduardo Bacchi

Athlete: Pedro Calado – Location: Pontão do Leblon/ Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Cameraman: Mateus Werneck

Athlete: Thiago Jacaré – Location: Laje de Jaguaruna/ Jaguaruna (SC) – Cameraman: Renato Tinoco

Athlete: Yuri Gonçalves – Location: Praia da Silveira/ Garopaba (SC) – Cameraman: Luiz Eduardo Bacchi

Ocyan Onda of the Year Male Award Category

Athlete: Gabriel Sampaio – Location: Praia de Itacoatiara/ Niterói (RJ) – Cameraman: Teo Cury

Athlete: Henrique Vaz – Location: Praia de Itacoatiara/ Niterói (RJ) – Cameraman: Gleyson Silva

Athlete: Ian Cosenza – Location: Praia da Vila/ Saquarema (RJ) – Cameraman: Igor Galvão

Athlete: Kalani Latanzi – Location: Praia de Itacoatiara/ Niterói (RJ) – Cameraman: Gleyson Silva

Athlete: Lucas Chumbo – Location: Praia de Itacoatiara/ Niterói (RJ) – Cameraman: Yunes Khader

Athlete: Moises Estevan – Location: Copacabana Beach/ Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Cameraman: Cadu Paiva

Athlete: Marcos Monteiro – Location: Barrinha/ Saquarema (RJ) – Cameraman: Victor Teixeira

Aleta: Marcos Monteiro – Location: Praia da Vila/ Saquarema (RJ) – Cameraman: Mateus Werneck

Athlete: Pedro Calado – Location: Barrinha/ Saquarema (RJ) – Cameraman: Yana Vaz

Athlete: Will Santana – Location: Praia de Itacoatiara/ Niterói (RJ) – Cameraman: Mateus Werneck

Ocyan Onda of the Year Female Award Category

Athlete: Alessandra Marinelli – Location: Barra da Tijuca/Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Cameraman: Gabriel Vieira

Athlete: Alessandra Marinelli – Location: Pontão do Leblon/ Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Cameraman: Mateus Werneck

Athlete: Ana Gabriela – Location: Vila de Regência / Linhares (ES) – Cameraman: Maria Pessoti

Athlete: Ana Gabriela – Location: Vila de Regência / Linhares (ES) – Cameraman: Yunes Khader

Athlete: Deyse Costa – Location: Praia da Tiririca / Itacaré (BA) – Cameraman: Eduardo Calabrese

Athlete: Michaela Fregonese – Location: Barrinha / Saquarema (RJ) – Cameraman: Marcelo Amaral

Athlete: Michaela Fregonese – Location: Barrinha / Saquarema (RJ) – Cameraman: Yunes Khader

Athlete: Michelle Des Bouillons – Location: Itacoatiara / Niterói (RJ) – Cameraman: Teo Cury

Athlete: Michelle Des Bouillons – Location: Praia da Vila / Saquarema (RJ) – Cameraman: Matheus Couti

Athlete: Uxa Zucarelli – Location: Praia da Joaquina / Florianópolis (SC) – Cameraman: Marcelo Peixoto

Best Female Bodyboard Wave Category

Athlete: Camille Oliveira — Location: Praia do Rosa/ Imbituba (SC) – Cameraman: Márcio Dja

Athlete: Clarisse Barros – Location: Praia do Recreio/ Rio de Janeiro (RJ) — Cameraman: Jori Queiroz

Athlete: Ivana Brandão – Location: Praia de Itacoatiara/ Niterói (RJ) — Cameraman: Alexandre Pares

Athlete: Jeane Abby – Location: Prainha/ Rio de Janeiro (RJ) — Cameraman: Nelson Veiga

Athlete: Paola Simão – Location: Praia de Itacoatiara /Niterói (RJ) — Cameraman: Lucas Miller

Best Men’s Bodyboard Wave Category

Athlete: Alexandre Cruz – Location: Praia de São Conrado/ Rio de Janeiro (RJ) — Cameraman: Liquide

Athlete: André Majveski – Location: Coral do Céu/ Vila Velha (ES) — Cameraman: Diego Silva

Athlete: Antonio Alex – Location: Copacabana Beach/ Rio de Janeiro (RJ) — Cameraman: Henrique Foca

Athlete: Breno Kuster – Location: Praia de Itacoatiara/ Niterói (RJ) — Cameraman: Yana Vaz

Athlete: Dudu Pedra – Location: Praia de Itacoatiara/ Niterói (RJ) — Cameraman: Ronald Rob Toobs

Athlete: Dudu Pedra – Location: Praia de Itacoatiara/ Niterói (RJ) — Cameraman: Criscia Cisconetto

Athlete: Eric Poseidon – Location: Praia de São Conrado/ Rio de Janeiro (RJ) — Cameraman: Matheus Couto

Athlete: Felipe Albuquerque – Location: Praia do Leme / Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Cameraman: Henrique Foca

Athlete: Leopoldo Neto – Location: Praia de São Conrado (RJ)/ Rio de Janeiro (RJ) — Cameraman: Joel Pesca

Athlete: Thiago Jatobá — Location: Praia de Itacoatiara/ Niterói (RJ) — Cameraman: Matheus Couto

Bodysurf Category

Athlete: Breno Diniz — Location: São Conrado / Rio de Janeiro (RJ) — Cameraman: Rafael Gomes

Athlete: Diogo Farias — Location: São Conrado / Rio de Janeiro (RJ) — Cameraman: Joel Pesca

Athlete: Higor Moura — Location: São Conrado / Rio de Janeiro (RJ) — Cameraman: Joel Pesca

Athlete: Kalani Latanzi — Location: Itacoatiara / Niterói (RJ) — Cameraman: Alexandre Paredes

Athlete: Matheus França — Location: Recreio / Rio de Janeiro (RJ) — Cameraman: Felipe Azevedo

Sponsorships

The Ocyan Brazilian Big Wave Award is sponsored by Master Ocyan and co-sponsored by Lyra Navegação and Refix, support from Teccel blocks, Corona beer and Orthopride, Media partnership Canal Woohoo, Surfguru and Site Ricosurf and Kauza Organization and Extreme Club .

“Supporting this award for the third consecutive year is not only encouraging one of the most popular and democratic sports in Brazil, surfing, but also reinforcing our love for the sea, our land, where all the energy and vocation of Ocyan and its businesses come from. ”, celebrates André Luiz Barros, Communication, Social Responsibility and Diversity manager at Ocyan.

About the Brazilian Ocyan Big Wave Award

Considered one of the main awards in national surfing, the Brazilian Ocyan Big Wave Award aims to choose the best and most impressive waves surfed on the Brazilian coast through photographic and video records. In this edition, it received 562 entries, which was considered a record in the history of the award!

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