Just a few short years ago, Miguel Pupo said
his friends were called “Brazilian monkeys” in heats. Times have
changed. Photo: Matt Dunbar
The beach erupted. An entire country erupted. And it's just the beginning...
As
the final horn sounded at the prestigious Pipe Masters, that weight
melted off, and the youngest world champion since Kelly Slater broke
down. The Inertia is proud to present, BRINK: Surfing's New World Order -
investigating the story behind Brazil's first world champion,
20-year-old Gabriel Medina.
Through candid interviews with "The
Brazilian Storm" that reveal their cultural, socioeconomic, and
competitive struggle to the top as well as some of professional
surfing's most trusted authorities, who speak to the cultural clash
between Brazil, Hawai'i, and beyond – our original documentary digs
deeper to expose the full story behind Brazil's first World Title.
Featuring Miguel Pupo, Jadson Andre, Alejo Muniz, Filipe Toledo, Jamie O'Brien and Fred Patacchia.
