https://surfergrrrls.com/2014/10/31/surfer-grrrls-on-bandcamp-and-a-dreamy-new-postcard/https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/surfergrrrlspsprintfinalcybconvertedfrompdf.jpgSurferGrrrlsPSPrintfinalCYBconvertedfromPDFhttps://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/surfergrrrls_final_v2.jpgSurferGrrrls_Final_v22014-10-31T17:04:19+00:00monthlyhttps://surfergrrrls.com/2014/04/25/last-video-from-surfer-grrrls-brazil-is-finally-here-filmed-in-bahia-finished-in-san-francisco-this-world-is-yours/2014-10-07T07:31:28+00:00monthlyhttps://surfergrrrls.com/2013/02/25/finally-some-cool-surfing-pics-of-me/https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscf7861.jpgDSCF7861https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/screen-shot-2013-02-24-at-8-20-51-pm.pngScreen Shot 2013-02-24 at 8.20.51 PM2014-04-08T05:37:53+00:00monthlyhttps://surfergrrrls.com/2013/03/31/how-to-cope-with-leaving-brazil/https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/222029_10100448777208788_1162110616_n.jpg222029_10100448777208788_1162110616_nhttps://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/photo-4.jpgphoto 4https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_20130304_132146.jpgIMG_20130304_132146One of the hardest things I did before I left was selling my Brazilian surfboard. We had so many great adventures together it was hard to say goodbye! But I found a worthy new owner, Tiago, who is taking advantage of his year studying in Floripa to learn how to surf. I am hoping he will have many more great surf adventures with the Pirate Captain surfboard. Boas Ondas Tiago! 2014-04-08T05:37:40+00:00monthlyhttps://surfergrrrls.com/2013/05/03/post-brazil-surfing-adventures-continue-in-india/https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/screen-shot-2013-05-04-at-3-29-45-am.pngScreen Shot 2013-05-04 at 3.29.45 AM2014-04-08T05:36:51+00:00monthlyhttps://surfergrrrls.com/2013/08/31/new-video-if-you-love-to-ride-with-the-rocinha-surfe-school-hot-off-the-press/https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/screen-shot-2013-09-17-at-10-35-40-am.pngScreen Shot 2013-09-17 at 10.35.40 AM2014-04-08T05:35:02+00:00monthlyhttps://surfergrrrls.com/blog/2014-04-08T02:26:10+00:00weekly0.6https://surfergrrrls.com/2013/03/09/in-love-with-the-coast-of-bahia/https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/s1990001.jpgS1990001Pe de Serra. I was staying in one of those little houses with the red roofshttps://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/s2000002.jpgS2000002https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/screen-shot-2013-03-08-at-10-21-14-pm.pngScreen Shot 2013-03-08 at 10.21.14 PMFernanda shows us how its donehttps://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/screen-shot-2013-03-08-at-10-53-39-pm.pngScreen Shot 2013-03-08 at 10.53.39 PMErica, my new surfer grrrl friend from Itacarea, enjoying her home break.https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/s1960001.jpgS1960001Better than television... check out the view of the surf break I had from my hammock!2013-03-09T04:51:56+00:00monthlyhttps://surfergrrrls.com/2013/02/04/getting-ready-for-carnaval/https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/s1770008.jpgS1770008https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/screen-shot-2013-02-03-at-9-56-13-pm.pngScreen Shot 2013-02-03 at 9.56.13 PMHundreds of drummers at the rehearsal of the Rocinha samba school2013-02-19T23:00:57+00:00monthlyhttps://surfergrrrls.com/2013/02/10/re-post-ela-era-assim/2013-02-19T23:00:48+00:00monthlyhttps://surfergrrrls.com/2013/02/10/freestyle-of-the-day/2013-04-02T18:08:57+00:00monthlyhttps://surfergrrrls.com/2013/02/15/music-class-with-the-rocinha-grommets/https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/screen-shot-2013-02-05-at-7-28-42-pm.pngScreen Shot 2013-02-05 at 7.28.42 PMThe kids at Rocinha surf school getting down to their favorite tunes2013-02-19T23:00:09+00:00monthlyhttps://surfergrrrls.com/2013/01/24/rio-de-janeiro-oh-but-you-are-so-beautiful/https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/s1750014.jpgS1750014Recycled art on the hillsidehttps://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/s1750007.jpgS1750007Sunday afternoon streetcorner in Santa Theresahttps://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/s1750020.jpgS1750020The view looking out from Santa Teresa towards the water2013-02-19T22:56:22+00:00monthlyhttps://surfergrrrls.com/2013/02/19/best-last-day-in-rocinha-ever/https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/s1870036.jpgS1870036With Danielo, a very special little friend who gave me these flowers while we were walking back from the beachhttps://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/screen-shot-2013-02-05-at-8-50-13-pm.pngScreen Shot 2013-02-05 at 8.50.13 PMWith the Rocinha surf school crew at the beachhttps://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/screen-shot-2013-02-05-at-8-54-35-pm.pngScreen Shot 2013-02-05 at 8.54.35 PMWith Bia, before the lessonhttps://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/s1870035.jpgS1870035With Andrea Lopes, surf champion and coach extraordinaire!2013-02-19T22:55:01+00:00monthlyhttps://surfergrrrls.com/2013/02/09/mountain-climbing-in-rio-and-making-new-friends/https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/s1800009.jpgS1800009The view from the top, that's Rocinha in the crook of the mountains on the left, and that's São Conrado beach on the right. https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/s1800023.jpgS1800023Wallace at the edge of the launching pad for the hang gliders who jump off Pedra Bonita and fly down to São Conrado beach. AMAZING!https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/s1800016.jpgS1800016At the top of Pedra Bonita with Pedra da Gávia in the background2013-02-15T18:21:31+00:00monthlyhttps://surfergrrrls.com/2013/01/29/my-new-digs-in-rio-rocinha/https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/screen-shot-2013-01-29-at-10-33-55-pm.pngScreen Shot 2013-01-29 at 10.33.55 PMHeading back from the beach, with Rocinha in the backgroundhttps://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/screen-shot-2013-01-29-at-10-35-12-pm.pngScreen Shot 2013-01-29 at 10.35.12 PMAt São Conrado beachhttps://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/screen-shot-2013-01-29-at-10-34-27-pm.pngScreen Shot 2013-01-29 at 10.34.27 PMThe Rocinha Surf Schoolhttps://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/screen-shot-2013-01-29-at-10-33-16-pm.pngScreen Shot 2013-01-29 at 10.33.16 PMWalking down the mountain with my boardhttps://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/s1820001.jpgS1820001The view across Rocinha, walking down from my house.2013-02-15T18:21:15+00:00monthlyhttps://surfergrrrls.com/2013/01/20/a-day-in-the-old-city-to-say-goodbye-to-salvador/https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/s1640094.jpgS1640094Father and son hip hop duo!https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/screen-shot-2013-01-21-at-12-05-46-am.pngScreen Shot 2013-01-21 at 12.05.46 AMMy first day surfing in Salvador, I made a friend Tharcisio, who was also a rapper. He introduced me to his hip hop crew (which includes many amazing pop and lockers), and we all met up at the end of my busy day in Pelhourinho to attend a show. https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/s1640091.jpgS1640091Also during my day in the Pelourinho, I stumbled across a really cool drop in center, working with folks who are living on the street in this part of Salvador. I met a young woman named Sheila who gave me a tour, during which I learned that she was a rapper too! Before I left, she shared some rhymes with me and we took this shot. https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/screen-shot-2013-01-20-at-8-28-19-pm.pngScreen Shot 2013-01-20 at 8.28.19 PMTaking turns soloinghttps://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/screen-shot-2013-01-20-at-8-32-49-pm.pngScreen Shot 2013-01-20 at 8.32.49 PMThe young drummers of Associação Educativa e Cultural Didáhttps://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/s1640069.jpgS1640069The picturesque Pelourinhohttps://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/s1640036.jpgS1640036At the famous Lacerda lift, which connects the “Cidade Alta,” or high city, with the “cidade baixa” or low city by the docks.2013-02-15T18:21:00+00:00monthlyhttps://surfergrrrls.com/2013/01/13/candomble/https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/s1640056.jpgS1640056https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/s1520014.jpgS1520014Iemanjá, the orixá of the sea, portrayed in the gate of the Modern Art Museum in Salvadorhttps://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/s1540004.jpgS1540004After the Condomblé ceremony.2013-02-15T18:20:54+00:00monthlyhttps://surfergrrrls.com/2013/02/11/my-day-wrestling-down-fear-with-a-little-help-from-some-celebrity-friends/https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/s1810011.jpgS1810011Gabriel Medina mingles with his admirershttps://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/s1810005.jpgS1810005Side by side with the champion!https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/s1810004.jpgS1810004Gabriel Medina with the surf crew at São Conrado2013-02-15T18:47:01+00:00monthlyhttps://surfergrrrls.com/2013/01/15/girls-day-at-the-beach/https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/s1650003.jpgS1650003With Lorena, by Bahian surf sistah!https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/s1650001.jpgS1650001With Adriana and Jazz.https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/our-first-surf-lesson.pngOur first surf lessonHeading towards our possibly ill-advised surf lesson. Jazz deserves a medal of honor.https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/to-the-beach-with-jazz.pngTo the beach with JazzHeading to the beach with Jazzhttps://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/less-corrupcao.pngLess Corrupcao2013-01-21T04:43:19+00:00monthlyhttps://surfergrrrls.com/2013/01/13/music-music-everywhere/https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/s1640032.jpgS1640032Did I mention Trash Metal?? The many faceted Zinho is also in a trash metal band with our neighbors the many-faceted Gilvan (who also comes over late at night just to play us beautiful classical Brazilian acoustic guitar melodies) and the double-bass wizard Junior. I helped them make a video to Zinho and Colin are part of a band called Candonga. They are a really talented and just all round wonderful group of people, musicians, and activists. To my delight, they invited me to perform with them at a concert at the University of Bahia. I got to do some of my Surfer Grrrls raps (and other stuff) and also play the Zabumba! apply to play in Carnaval in Salvador -- and they made it!!! So they are going to be on stage as a featured band in one of the biggest parties in Brazil (and the Southern Hemisphere!)https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/screen-shot-2013-01-14-at-11-09-30-pm.pngScreen Shot 2013-01-14 at 11.09.30 PM I was in Candeal on world AIDS day, when there was a very special event happening with lots of VIPs from the State Government of Bahia and also a visit from Carlinhos Brown. After the VIPs gave their speeches, Candeal's local batucada, busted through the gates, playing super foot stomping, bootie-shaking, boogy-down music and led everyone out of the venue onto the streets.https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/screen-shot-2013-01-13-at-1-22-42-pm.pngScreen Shot 2013-01-13 at 1.22.42 PMZinho and Colin are part of a band called Candonga. They are a really talented and just all round wonderful group of people, musicians, and activists. To my delight, they invited me to perform with them at a concert at the University of Bahia. I got to do some of my Surfer Grrrls raps (and other stuff) and also play the Zabumba!https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/performing-with-colin-and-zinho1.pngPerforming with Colin and Zinhohttps://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/stairwell-music.pngStairwell musicThese kids practiced on the stairwell next to our house every day. They were amazing.2013-01-15T04:17:29+00:00monthlyhttps://surfergrrrls.com/2013/01/11/happy-2013-with-love-from-salvador-and-rio-de-janeiro/https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/performing-with-colin-and-zinho.pngPerforming with Colin and ZinhoPerforming with Colin and Zinho in the restaurant down the street. So fun!https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/s1530002.jpgS1530002Salvador has so much great music that you can even find it at the library! Colin and I went to a public festival at the city library to see Candylo, a hip hop band from Candeal, the super-musical neighborhood where we lived.https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/s15200021.jpgS1520002https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/s1520003.jpgS1520003Here I am with my host family overlooking Salvador's beautifully restored art museum right on the water. From left to right, our friend Adriana, Colin, Mainha, Zinho, and me!2013-01-14T01:50:05+00:00monthlyhttps://surfergrrrls.com/2013/01/12/the-beaches-of-salvador/https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/jardim-da-alah.pngjardim da alahJardim da Alah beach at sunsethttps://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/farol-da-barra-beach.pngfarol da barra beachFarol da Barra beach - Tiny waves, awesome people, beautiful lighthouse at the very end. 2013-01-14T00:12:50+00:00monthlyhttps://surfergrrrls.com/2012/12/21/606/https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/screen-shot-2012-12-21-at-10-08-05-pm.pngScreen Shot 2012-12-21 at 10.08.05 PMhttps://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/s1260021.jpgS1260021https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/screen-shot-2012-12-21-at-10-09-44-pm.pngScreen Shot 2012-12-21 at 10.09.44 PM2012-12-22T07:30:28+00:00monthlyhttps://surfergrrrls.com/surfer-grrrls-stories/https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/s10400122.jpgS1040012Luanna Ribeirohttps://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/captura-de-tela-2012-08-17-c3a0s-21-37-47.pngCaptura de Tela 2012-08-17 às 21.37.47Manuela Brasilhttps://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/s10300491.jpgS1030049Marina Rezendehttps://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/captura-de-tela-2012-08-17-c3a0s-21-38-39.pngCaptura de Tela 2012-08-17 às 21.38.39Aloha in actionhttps://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/s10400121.jpgS1040012Lu Ribeirohttps://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/s1070010.jpgS1070010https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/s1030049.jpgS1030049Marina Rezendehttps://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/s1040013.jpgS1040013Aloha Macielhttps://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/s1040016.jpgS1040016https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/s1040012.jpgS10400122012-12-17T19:35:05+00:00weekly0.6https://surfergrrrls.com/music-and-video/https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/s10400072.jpgS1040007https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/s10400071.jpgS10400072012-12-12T02:22:36+00:00weekly0.6https://surfergrrrls.com/2012/10/09/in-the-water-with-a-world-champion/https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/jacqueline-silva-at-lobitos.jpgJacqueline Silva at Lobitos2012-12-12T02:19:49+00:00monthlyhttps://surfergrrrls.com/2012/11/17/adventures-on-land-cont%c2%b4d-a-partial-update-from-one-of-brazils-most-spectacular-parks/https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/fumaca.jpgfumacaFumaca falls, which I sat at the top of yesterday!https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/chapada_diamantina4.jpgChapada_diamantinaChapada Diamantina, where I have spent the last 3 days!https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/chapada_diamantina3.jpgChapada_diamantinahttps://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/chapada_diamantina2.jpgChapada_diamantinahttps://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/chapada_diamantina1.jpgChapada_diamantinaChapada Diamantina, where I have spent the last 3 dayshttps://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/chapada_diamantina.jpgChapada_diamantinaThis is the landscape where I have spent the last 3 and a half days2012-12-12T02:19:19+00:00monthlyhttps://surfergrrrls.com/2012/11/24/a-village-in-the-sky/https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/33rosa-conglomerate.jpg33rosa conglomerateMarquinhos, who is an incredibly talented climber, demonstrates some of the possibilities offered by the visually stunning conglomerate, made from thousands of smooth round, fist-sized rocks of rose and turquoise quartz cemented together in sedimentary rock. https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/32pools-and-pools.jpg32pools and poolsWe hiked down along gorgeous water carved rocks, speckled with perfect pools for swimming and relaxing. We drank our water straight from the river the whole time!https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/31brock-climbers-2.jpg31brock climbers 2Go climber grrrrls!https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/31arock-climbers-1.jpg31arock climbers 1The Vale da California is a rock climbers paradise, with tons of bolted routes and bouldering possibilities. We ran into some climbers from Switzerland and England on our way down. https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/30cachoeira-california.jpg30cachoeira californiaThe "California Waterfall" in the Vale de California, heading back down the mountainhttps://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/26byzantine-style-cemetary.jpg26byzantine style cemetaryThe Byzantine style cemetary of the church of São Sebastãohttps://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/25church.jpg25churchThe famous church of São Sebastão in Igatu, like most of the houses in the village, is made from beautiful rose-colored rock.https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/23ruins.jpg23ruinsThe village is surrounded by ruins of old stone houses from the diamond mining years. https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/19soccer-field.jpg19soccer fieldI could hardly believe it, when I spotted these soccer goal posts. I thought we were miles from civlization, but we had hiked right into a little remote village on top of a mountain. Here is their soccer field.https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/18marquinhos-potatos.jpg18Marquinhos PotatosWhile crossing the table top of the mountain, Marquinhos spotted these "potatoes of the mountain" growing wild in a stream. They are a bit like jicama, and made for a tasty and crunchy salad with our dinner.2012-12-12T02:18:59+00:00monthlyhttps://surfergrrrls.com/2012/12/07/ela-era-assim/https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/screen-shot-2012-12-07-at-7-37-21-pm.pngScreen Shot 2012-12-07 at 7.37.21 PM2012-12-12T02:18:36+00:00monthlyhttps://surfergrrrls.com/2012/12/03/562/https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/s1480087.jpgS1480087https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/s1480079.jpgS1480079https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/s1480057.jpgS1480057https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/s1480056.jpgS1480056https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/s1480051.jpgS1480051https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/s1480043.jpgS1480043https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/s1480040.jpgS1480040https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/s1480033.jpgS1480033https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/s1480032-e1354855649580.jpgS1480032https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/s1480018.jpgS14800182012-12-12T02:18:20+00:00monthlyhttps://surfergrrrls.com/2012/11/25/chapada-diamantina-video-journal/2012-12-12T02:17:44+00:00monthlyhttps://surfergrrrls.com/2012/11/26/house-at-the-end-of-the-world/https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/9lookingdown.jpg9lookingdownLooking down at the rock where I ended up, and the beach in the background where I started my day's adventure.https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/8atmydestination2.jpg8atmydestinationAt my destination!https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/8atmydestination1.jpg8atmydestinationAt my destination!https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/8atmydestination.jpg8atmydestinationAt my destination!https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/7beautifulrocks.jpg7beautifulrockshttps://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/6outdoorkitchen.jpg6outdoorkitchenThe outdoor kitchenhttps://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/5indoorkitchen.jpg5indoorkitchenThe indoor kitchenhttps://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/4thehouse1.jpg4thehousehttps://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/4thehouse.jpg4thehousehttps://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/3seeingthelittlehouse.jpg3seeingthelittlehouseThe little house in the distance2012-11-27T04:20:41+00:00monthlyhttps://surfergrrrls.com/2012/11/23/chapada-diamantina/https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/11hike-back-to-capao.jpg11hike back to capaoHiking out at the prettiest time of day... Thank you Chapada Diamantina!https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/10peace-on-a-rock.jpg10peace on a rockSavoring the sceneryhttps://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/9mira-w-fumaca.jpg9mira w fumacaMe with Fumaca Falls in the backgroundhttps://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/8looking-down-at-fumaca.jpg8looking down at fumacaThis is Fumaca Falls, a really really really tall waterfall!! 2nd tallest in Brazil. There's a little overhanging ledge where you can lie on your tummy and look down - a mind-altering experience...https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/7crab-spider.jpg7crab spiderThis spider walked out to great us as we were navigating some exposed rocky scrublands on the ridge. It was the size of my hand.https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/5cooling-off.jpg5cooling offCooling off after a big climbhttps://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/4gbreakfast.jpg4gbreakfastPretty posh breakfast on the trail!https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/4fpuma-in-kitchen1.jpg4fpuma in kitchenPuma is not only a trail ninja, leading us through the unmarked and hidden byways of the Chapada, but also a kitchen ninja. Quite a treat to have someone cook you breakfast and dinner while camping! Thanks Puma...https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/4fpuma-in-kitchen.jpg4fpuma in kitchenPuma is not only a trail ninja -- taking us through the unmarked, hidden trails of the sprawling Chapada -- but also a kitchen ninja. It is quite a treat to have dinner cooked for you on the trail!https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/4eanother-waterfall-to-climb.jpg4eanother waterfall to climbAnd at the top, another waterfall to climb!2012-11-25T04:17:05+00:00monthlyhttps://surfergrrrls.com/2012/11/12/adventures-on-land-part-1-urban-tree/https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/s1430022.jpgS1430022https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/s1430028.jpgS14300282012-11-13T04:15:20+00:00monthlyhttps://surfergrrrls.com/2012/11/11/confessions-of-a-temporarily-grounded-surfer/https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/infraspinatus-teres-minor.jpgInfraspinatus teres minor2012-11-13T03:38:37+00:00monthlyhttps://surfergrrrls.com/2012/11/01/sao-paulo-street-art/https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/s1280028.jpgS1280028https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/s1280025.jpgS1280025https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/s1280024.jpgS1280024https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/s1280021.jpgS1280021https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/s1280019.jpgS1280019https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/s1280017.jpgS1280017https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/s1280015.jpgS1280015https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/s1280013.jpgS12800132013-01-11T19:43:15+00:00monthlyhttps://surfergrrrls.com/2012/10/26/video-journal-of-my-trip-to-sao-paulo-and-the-nearby-coast/https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/greenway-girls.pnggreenway girls2012-10-31T15:06:08+00:00monthlyhttps://surfergrrrls.com/2012/10/16/the-last-week-and-a-half-in-video/https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/jana-surfing.pngJana surfing2012-10-31T15:05:52+00:00monthlyhttps://surfergrrrls.com/2012/10/03/a-new-pandeiro-for-me/https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/dan-checks-out-the-wares4.jpgdan checks out the wareshttps://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/fabianos-turkey1.jpgfabianos turkeyhttps://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/with-my-new-pandeiros-and-pandeiro-heros1.jpgwith my new pandeiros and pandeiro heroshttps://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/many-beautiful-drums-to-try1.jpgmany beautiful drums to tryhttps://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/theworkshop.jpgtheworkshopThe workshophttps://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/pressing-pachinelas-11.jpgpressing platinelas 1Placing platinelas in a mold to be pressedhttps://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/pressing-pachinelas-21.jpgpressing platinelas 2Pressing the platinelashttps://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/burnishing-pachinelas2.jpgburnishing platinelasBurnishing the platinelashttps://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/tighteningthedrumhead.jpgtighteningthedrumheadTightening the drum head2012-10-09T01:26:26+00:00monthlyhttps://surfergrrrls.com/2012/09/26/from-the-bus-to-the-bicycle/https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/with-family-at-riberao-da-ilha.jpgwith family at riberao da ilhaWith my dear friends Daniel, Susana, and Hugo, after eating many oysters!https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/mira-on-bike1.pngmira on bikeOn my surf bike with my new digs in the background. https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/mira-on-bike.pngmira on bikeOn my surf bike with my new digs in the backgroundhttps://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/mira-at-bus-stop1.pngmira at bus stopThe bus stop, where I was spending much of my time.https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/mira-at-bus-stop.pngmira at bus stopThe bus stop, where I was spending a lot of my time...2012-09-26T19:38:29+00:00monthlyhttps://surfergrrrls.com/2012/09/24/midnight-skate-session-with-dani-super-skater-poet-teacher-mom-philosopher/https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/s1340032.jpgS1340032Enjoying the view with Caiohttps://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/s1340027.jpgS1340027Elis, age 4, surfer in training2012-09-24T21:39:22+00:00monthlyhttps://surfergrrrls.com/2012/09/20/urban-equine/2012-09-21T15:53:01+00:00monthlyhttps://surfergrrrls.com/2012/09/21/back-online/2013-05-03T20:32:29+00:00monthlyhttps://surfergrrrls.com/2012/09/18/feeling-moved-by-the-events-in-russia/https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/surfergrrrlssupportspriot.jpgSurferGrrrlssupportsPRiotShowing my support2012-09-18T05:57:32+00:00monthlyhttps://surfergrrrls.com/2012/09/06/my-first-samba/https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/s1100001.jpgS11000012012-09-18T06:12:33+00:00monthlyhttps://surfergrrrls.com/2012/08/19/surfer-girl-festival-preview-while-i-wait-for-my-computer/https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/winners.jpgwinnersThe winners! (Pic credit is to Tanapraia. My battery died!)https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/s10400131.jpgS1040013Aloha gets her board ready for her first heathttps://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/s1040007.jpgS1040007https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/s1040005.jpgS1040005On the day of the contest, the beach belonged to the girlshttps://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/s1040004.jpgS1040004The announcement booth for the contesthttps://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/s1030044.jpgS1030044The awesome woman who ran the "borracharia" where we got our tire fixedhttps://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/s1030035.jpgS1030035https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/s1030024.jpgS1030024Waiting for the ferry boat to take us to Guaratubahttps://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/s1030017-e1345523927413.jpgS1030017A flat tire slows us down, but Aloha is on it!https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/s1030005.jpgS1030005Setting off in the early morning2012-09-03T15:30:18+00:00monthlyhttps://surfergrrrls.com/2012/08/29/praia-mole-rocky-starts-for-the-uninitiated/https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/s11600152.jpgS1160015Looking out from the life guard station towards the break at Praia Molehttps://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/s1160012.jpgS1160012https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/s11600151.jpgS1160015https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/s1160015.jpgS11600152012-09-21T19:55:31+00:00monthlyhttps://surfergrrrls.com/2012/08/28/ocean-murals-in-lagoa-da-conceicao/https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/s11600012.jpgS1160001https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/s11600011.jpgS1160001https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/s1160010.jpgS1160010https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/s1160001.jpgS1160001https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/s1160003.jpgS1160003https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/s1160002.jpgS11600022012-09-02T13:28:43+00:00monthlyhttps://surfergrrrls.com/2012/08/26/it-is-not-a-tambourine-its-a-pandeiro/2012-08-30T02:52:20+00:00monthlyhttps://surfergrrrls.com/miras-surf-adventures-2/2014-09-20T02:37:15+00:00weekly0.6https://surfergrrrls.com/2012/08/24/joaquina-my-new-favorite-beach/https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/s1080009.jpgS1080009Marcia and Fatima - devotees of Joaca. Marcia is a mom and Fatima a personal trainer, and both of them are out in the water just about every day.https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/s1150013.jpgS1150013The sunset sessionhttps://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/s11500122-e1345845016908.jpgS1150012https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/s11500121.jpgS1150012https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/s1150012.jpgS1150012A smaller day at Joaquina. https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/s1080007.jpgS1080007Typical saturday at Joaqina. Lots of families come to spend the day.https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/s1080013.jpgS1080013https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/s10800062.jpgS1080006The dunes on the way to Joaquina. You can rent a "sandboard" at the tent.https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/s1150009.jpgS1150009Looking out at the North end of Joaquina2012-08-27T02:49:16+00:00monthlyhttps://surfergrrrls.com/about/our-supporters/2012-08-21T03:06:13+00:00weekly0.6https://surfergrrrls.com/about/contact-us/2012-08-21T03:05:18+00:00weekly0.6https://surfergrrrls.com/about/about-me/https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/s1020033.jpgS10200332012-08-21T03:04:16+00:00weekly0.6https://surfergrrrls.com/about/what-is-surfer-grrrls-brazil/2012-08-21T02:59:24+00:00weekly0.6https://surfergrrrls.com/2012/08/12/where-am-i-and-what-am-i-up-to/https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/floripa-map1-e1345320090178.jpgFloripa maphttps://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/floripa-map.jpgFloripa maphttps://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/brazil-in-mapquest-e1345319651489.pngbrazil in mapquest2012-08-21T02:50:59+00:00monthlyhttps://surfergrrrls.com/2012/08/13/buying-my-brazilian-surfboard/https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/s10100242.jpgS1010024https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/s10100262.jpgS1010026Solo shot of my new board, with Acores beach in the background.https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/s10100254.jpgS1010025https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/s10100206-e1345327693713.jpgS1010020The Lonelines surf shop where I bought my board. The beach is a block away.https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/s10100111.jpgS1010011View from the bus as we drive by Morro das Pedras, another cool surfing spot that I'd like to check out some time. https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/s10100241.jpgS1010024And these are the waves I am about to go surf! I christened my new board with a sweet left, which was possibly the longest wave I'd ever ridden. (since then I caught an even longer one! many great moments here in Brazil). Yay for my new board!https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/s10100261.jpgS1010026Solo shot of my new board with Acores beach in the background. Beautiful!https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/s10100253.jpgS1010025Me and my new surfboard. So excited!https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/s10100252.jpgS1010025Me and my new board. So excited!https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/s10100205-e1345156705275.jpgS10100202012-08-21T01:37:28+00:00monthlyhttps://surfergrrrls.com/2012/08/14/35/https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/s1070008.jpgS1070008The man in the picture is pointing his phone at the alligator on the edge of the water on the opposite bank. It's just a little one, maybe we can call it a jacarezinho?https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/s1070007.jpgS1070007https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/s1070006.jpgS10700062012-08-21T01:25:00+00:00monthlyhttps://surfergrrrls.com/2012/08/15/surfer-grrrls-brazil-in-the-spotlight/2012-08-22T20:02:12+00:00monthlyhttps://surfergrrrls.com/2012/08/16/through-the-jungle-over-the-mountain-to-the-beach/https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/s1020074.jpgS1020074Looking out at Praia Mole at the end of an epic dayhttps://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/s1020057.jpgS1020057Leaving Galheta beach, looking south as the sun sinks in the skyhttps://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/s1020049.jpgS1020049On the way down to the beach. I am salivating!https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/s1020045.jpgS1020045https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/s1020032.jpgS1020032Enjoying a magical little tree nook along the trailhttps://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/s1020040.jpgS1020040Looking south down the ridge. Atlantic ocean on the left. Lagoa Conceicao (a very big lake) on the righthttps://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/s1020023.jpgS1020023Headlands between Barra da Lagoa and Galhetahttps://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/s1020019.jpgS1020019Go go camera self-timer! Getting sweaty on the way up, but starting to gain some elevation!https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/s1020015.jpgS1020015Somewhere in there is a trail that leads up a mountain to another beach...https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/s1020012.jpgS1020012The start of the trail...2012-08-21T01:18:53+00:00monthlyhttps://surfergrrrls.com/2012/08/11/shout-out-to-our-supporters/https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/matt_photo3.jpgMatt_PhotoMatt Baxter up high in Yosemite. The Baxter Award, which launched me into the Surfer Grrrls Brazil project, was founded in his memory.https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/matt_photo2.jpgMatt_PhotoMatt Baxter up high in Yosemite. The Baxter Award, which launched me into the Surfer Grrrls Brazil project, is dedicated to his memory.https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/matt_photo1.jpgMatt Baxter up high in YosemiteMatt Baxter up high in Yosemite. The Baxter Award, which launched me into the Surfer Grrrls Brazil project, is dedicated to his memory. https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/matt_photo.jpgMatt_PhotoMatt Baxter, in Yosemite. The Baxter Award I received to start Surfer Grrrls Brazil is in his honor. 2012-08-18T21:42:34+00:00monthlyhttps://surfergrrrls.com/2012/08/17/not-yo-mamas-yucca/https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/s1020038.jpgS1020038https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/s1020036.jpgS1020036This stuff grows as big as a VW bug, and its what you carve your name into if you are a Brazilian teenager in love. 2012-08-18T21:37:41+00:00monthlyhttps://surfergrrrls.com/about/https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/s10500081-e1345138175330.jpgS1050008https://surfergrrrls.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/s1050008-e1345137310491.jpgS10500082012-08-16T17:32:55+00:00weekly0.6https://surfergrrrls.comdaily1.02014-10-31T17:04:19+00:00