Watch: The Island

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Stu Nettle (stunet)
Swellnet Dispatch

It's called Ilhabella - the Beautiful Island - and sits southwest of Rio de Janeiro. It only has one reliable wave, but what a wave it is: a sidewinding wedge that breaks in the corner of bay cascading in green.

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crg Friday, 23 Mar 2018 at 1:12pm

Looks like fun...I think we should send in Aussies in packs of 20 or so to take over the break and hassle the locals. Even better if we could get an airline to send us there for a few hundred bucks...

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ringmaster Friday, 23 Mar 2018 at 3:40pm

Pretty sure you'd get the SHIT ju jitsu'd out of you on day one if you pulled that caper.

Unfortunately our Brazzo mates tend to be fairly handy with their fists and feet as well as being 'enthusiastic' in the surf.

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crg Friday, 23 Mar 2018 at 9:03pm

I find that whole "I'm Brazilian and I know jujitsu" thing to be a smokescreen. I know heaps of Brazilians who don't have a clue how to fight. They just ride along on the reputation.
It's like black guys complain about being stereotyped but never complain about the stereotype of appendage size. Mention the same stereotype to an Asian and he'll probably pull a knife on you real quick.
Anyhow, I'm sure with a name like ringmaster you know what you're talking about...I'm more of a lover not a fighter...a bog standard Caucasian lover...

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ringmaster Saturday, 24 Mar 2018 at 8:42am

This

"It's like black guys complain about being stereotyped but never complain about the stereotype of appendage size. Mention the same stereotype to an Asian and he'll probably pull a knife on you real quick."

then this

"Looks like fun...I think we should send in Aussies in packs of 20 or so to take over the break and hassle the locals. Even better if we could get an airline to send us there for a few hundred bucks..."

Did someone say 'stereotype'?

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MapleDropbear Friday, 23 Mar 2018 at 3:53pm

ahahaha I had the same thought! :D

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lovinurwork Friday, 23 Mar 2018 at 1:49pm

After the pack of 20 or so Aussies arrive they could all buy cheap junky old vans and camp out there for months on end and defecate everywhere. If any locals come past they could then threaten them with knives to keep them away.....

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memlasurf Friday, 23 Mar 2018 at 1:58pm

And go to the local shops, put your feet up on the tables and start ordering people around like they are slaves. Look very angry and threatening and yell a lot.

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Legrope Friday, 23 Mar 2018 at 2:21pm

At least they're having fun. Love the names and titles. I need my next bit of footage to read :
Legrope, Semi pro local free surfer ;) Classic

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Hamishrscott Friday, 23 Mar 2018 at 2:24pm

We are talking about Brazilians here...you seriously think Aussies have a worse reputation than Brazilians when it comes to etiquette both in and out of the water?! Give me 20 Aussies over 10 Brazilians any day.

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stunet Friday, 23 Mar 2018 at 2:47pm

Hilarious when you see guys heaping shit on Brazilians. Yeah they're an energetic mob, so are we.

In fact, in the 70s when Australia took over from America as the dominant surfing power, the old seppos called us loud, brash, rude, disrespectful, egotistical, a nightmare to surf with. They were pretty much right, though of course we didn't see it that way 'cos it's our culture.

Now Brazil is taking over from us, older Australians are saying exactly the same thing about them.

Get some perspective, fellas.

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Billyw Friday, 23 Mar 2018 at 8:12pm

Oh so because we were bad years ago we should just shut up and not criticise the poor form of Brazzos these days? Sound reasoning there mate

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stunet Friday, 23 Mar 2018 at 8:28pm

First take the plank out of your own eye....

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memlasurf Saturday, 24 Mar 2018 at 8:46am

Your right Stu, however I never remember any stories of treating locals like dirt. From memory they had a lot of fun with them, however they never saw them as a lesser species. Everywhere I went last year in Bali, that was what I experienced.

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John Eyre Friday, 23 Mar 2018 at 3:10pm

ROFL..!.....!....!..........The first 3 comments on this are very funny....hilarious actually.......!

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mantown Friday, 23 Mar 2018 at 6:54pm

do you think there are many drop ins?

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truebluebasher Friday, 23 Mar 2018 at 11:54pm

Deep backdoor barrel roll in dust the chandelier rollin' back out.
Whole wide world can plainly see... it's built for bashin'!

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I focus Saturday, 24 Mar 2018 at 12:50pm

Been in the ments a couple of times when a boatload boys from the Goldy pulled up and made the Brazzos look tame.

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Legrope Saturday, 24 Mar 2018 at 2:59am

2 years ago I was at HT's for over a week and 8 boat loads of Brazzo's were anchored in the bay and made it like old school Trigg point on steroids. So much agro in the water. Heaps of crew got threatened and some were legit fighters. Last thing you want is a BJJ choke hold underwater in paradise. Had to surf at dawn and dusk only cos it was hectic. Drop ins and bad vibes all round. At least Aussies have less agro and a piss take attitude. Still got fully tubed though as the boats left each night. Shame it was almost black to get it solo.

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mantown Saturday, 24 Mar 2018 at 6:16am

HT's is finished now. The resort has brought in a lot of french surfers, there was 25 in feburary!! There's two new losmens infront, there's an ozzie villa built who will be renting out rooms and a french guy is building a $300k villa inbetween bichars and mummas.

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mantown Saturday, 24 Mar 2018 at 6:16am

HT's is finished now. The resort has brought in a lot of french surfers, there was 25 in feburary!! There's two new losmens infront, there's an ozzie villa built who will be renting out rooms and a french guy is building a $300k villa inbetween bichars and mummas.

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karliosis Saturday, 24 Mar 2018 at 9:48am

An island in Brazil with only one wave... you had me there!

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thatguy Monday, 26 Mar 2018 at 11:50am

I've surfed with brazzos both here and o/s plenty of times and have never had any issues in or out of the water. I'd rather sit in the line up with them than the mad hueys.