![Surfing across the Amazon river thanks to Pororoca, a phenomenon occurring during new & full moons when the tidal changes in the Atlantic Ocean are high enough to force the river to Surfing across the Amazon river thanks to Pororoca, a phenomenon occurring during new & full moons when the tidal changes in the Atlantic Ocean are high enough to force the river to](https://i.redd.it/3gdezxuzn9d51.jpg)
Surfing across the Amazon river thanks to Pororoca, a phenomenon occurring during new & full moons when the tidal changes in the Atlantic Ocean are high enough to force the river to
![Brazilian surfer Traqua rides the tidal bore wave known as "Pororoca," during the Amazon Surf Festival held in the Canal do Perigoso, or "Dangerous Channel," at the mouth of the Amazon River Brazilian surfer Traqua rides the tidal bore wave known as "Pororoca," during the Amazon Surf Festival held in the Canal do Perigoso, or "Dangerous Channel," at the mouth of the Amazon River](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2R5WPG4/brazilian-surfer-traqua-rides-the-tidal-bore-wave-known-as-pororoca-during-the-amazon-surf-festival-held-in-the-canal-do-perigoso-or-dangerous-channel-at-the-mouth-of-the-amazon-river-near-chaves-marajo-island-archipelago-para-state-brazil-monday-june-5-2023-the-pororoca-a-word-from-an-amazonian-indigenous-dialect-that-means-destroyer-or-great-blast-happens-twice-a-day-when-the-incoming-ocean-tide-reverses-the-river-flow-for-a-time-ap-photoeraldo-peres-2R5WPG4.jpg)
Brazilian surfer Traqua rides the tidal bore wave known as "Pororoca," during the Amazon Surf Festival held in the Canal do Perigoso, or "Dangerous Channel," at the mouth of the Amazon River
![Surfers gather at the Amazon River's mouth to ride some of the world's longest-lasting waves | PBS NewsHour Surfers gather at the Amazon River's mouth to ride some of the world's longest-lasting waves | PBS NewsHour](https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2023/06/2004-04-08T120000Z_1659756330_RP4DRIHICDAB_RTRMADP_3_BRAZIL-AMAZON-SURF-1024x731.jpg)
Surfers gather at the Amazon River's mouth to ride some of the world's longest-lasting waves | PBS NewsHour
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Yolanda G. Lemaitre on X: "#surfing the #POROROCA Tidal bore upstream the #Amazon River. #Rainforest #POTUS #ClimateChange #Gop #COP21 https://t.co/QSxRRb8YOd" / X
![The Amazon River - 'Pororoca' - Tidal Bore - surfing - a very dangerous wave - by Dan Gritsko - YouTube The Amazon River - 'Pororoca' - Tidal Bore - surfing - a very dangerous wave - by Dan Gritsko - YouTube](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/3FJYKCGPJZA/maxresdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCIAKENAF8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-CYAC0AWKAgwIABABGGUgVShWMA8=&rs=AOn4CLCa-hkHz97YnAVdnxmw8-_kiHuVtA)