Aerial view of surfers, Santa Catarina, Brazil 25 Aug 2026

Aerial view of surfers, Santa Catarina, Brazil

Off the coast of Santa Catarina in southern Brazil, the image captures a familiar ritual: surfers waiting beyond the breaking waves, their boards rising and falling with the Atlantic. From above, almost nothing seems to happen. But that"s when the real work begins.

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