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Maya Reis Gabeira (born April 10, 1987) is a Brazilian big wave surfer. She surfed a 22.4 m (73 ft) high wave in Nazaré, Portugal in February 2020, recorded by Guinness World Records as the biggest wave ever surfed by a woman.
Sep 24, 2020 · 24 September 2020. Ana Catarina. Maya Gabeira almost died in a surfing accident at Portugal's notorious Praia do Norte beach, but has since broken two world records there. By Fernando Duarte....
Maya Gabeira (born April 10, 1987, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a Brazilian surfer who was one of the best-known figures in her sport in the early 21st century. She was noted for her achievements in big-wave surfing, in which surfers attempt to ride the largest waves possible.
Apr 27, 2021 · To confirm Gabeira’s latest record, experts reviewed footage of the ride and used scientific calculations based on real-world coordinates, her height, and the length of the Brazilian surfer’s...
Jan 31, 2019 · In 2013, Maya Gabeira towed-in to a 25m wave during a monster swell at Nazaré, Portugal’s big-wave surfing mecca. Had she completed the ride, it would have been a record-breaking feat that...
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Aug 28, 2024 · Maya and the Wave, a full length feature film directed by documentary filmmaker Stephanie Johnes, captures the odyssey of Brazilian big wave surfer Maya Gabeira’s Guiness Book of World Records achievement of surfing the largest wave ever surfed by a woman in 2020 at 73.5’ feet.
Dec 3, 2020 · Three years later, she earned her first world record, for the biggest wave ever surfed by a woman — a category she had to lobby the Guinness World Records organisation and the World Surf League ...
