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   Where does Gabeira go surfing?

   • Aged 17, Gabeira left Brazil for Hawaii to pursue a surfing career. The sport still takes her around the world (she is currently preparing to travel to Indonesia), but it is Nazaré – a popular hunting ground for big-wave surfers – that she calls home. When big waves are forecast, surfers from all corners of the world descend on Nazaré.

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   Did Gabeira ever surf a wave?

   • And this year, Gabeira was vindicated: she surfed a wave that was not only the biggest ever recorded for a female surfer, but the biggest of the whole 2019-20 season, the first time a woman has achieved this. Gabeira’s route to the summit of surfing has been an improbable one. “I grew up thinking I was quite fragile,” she says.

   Surfer Maya Gabeira on riding the biggest wave of the year

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   Did Maya Gabeira ever go near a big wave?

   • That Maya Gabeira ever thought of going anywhere near a big wave again after the episode in 2013 is already remarkable. But she went further than simply facing her fears: seven years after almost drowning, Maya has now twice set the world record for the largest wave ever surfed by a woman. Both times at Praia do Norte.

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   Does Gabeira dream of breaking the world's biggest wave?

   • The Guinness World Record for the biggest wave ever surfed, held by Gabeira’s countryman Rodrigo Koxa, stands at 80ft. Does she dream of breaking it? “I don’t dream but I don’t think it’s impossible,” she says. “Surfing has a little bit of luck involved, though.

   Surfer Maya Gabeira on riding the biggest wave of the year

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   How fast did Gabeira break her own surfboard record?

   • It was only this February, when Gabeira broke her own record, surfing a 73.5ft wave, that she was able to enjoy her achievement fully. “The speed I got on that wave is the fastest I’ve been on a surfboard, and the noise was by far the loudest, most scary thing I’ve ever been riding on,” she says.

   Surfer Maya Gabeira on riding the biggest wave of the year

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   How old was Gabeira when she started surfing?

   • Gabeira has received numerous accolades including the ESPY award for Best Female Action Sports Athlete. Gabeira started surfing at age 13 in Rio de Janeiro and started competing at 15 years old. In 2004, she decided to become a professional at 17 while living in Australia and moved to Hawaii that same year to surf world class waves.

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   Sep 24, 2020 · Maya Gabeira almost died in a surfing accident at Portugal's notorious Praia do Norte beach, but has since broken two world records there

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   Dec 3, 2020 · The Guinness World Record for the biggest wave ever surfed, held by Gabeira’s countryman Rodrigo Koxa, stands at 80ft. Does she dream of breaking it?

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6. www.redbull.com › Maya-Gabeira-interview-surfingMaya Gabeira: I just thought, ‘This is it, I’m going to die'

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   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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7. www.mayagabeira.coMaya Gabeira Official Site | Brazilian big wave surfer

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   Maya Gabeira | Big Wave Surfer from Rio de Janeiro | Brazilian big wave surfer. Guiness world record holder - Largest wave surfed by a woman | WSL Big Wave Awards - 5x World Champion. Recordista mundial do Guiness Book - Maior onda surfada por uma mulher.

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     Maya Gabeira’s Record-Setting Nazaré Performance Pushed The Boundaries Of Big Wave Surfing

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     Brazilian surfer Maya Gabeira breaks record for biggest ever wave at Portugal's Nazare

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   Apr 27, 2021 · Growing up in Brazil, Gabeira was a serious dancer between the ages of five and 12 before taking up surfing. Despite coming from a family with no connection to water sports, she was quickly...

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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.