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Surf's Up!

The new surf season starts at the weekend with Brazilian Gabriel Medina looking to defend his world championship crown. Could a second title cement surfing as Brazilians second favourite sport and could it one day be more popular than football!?

So where better to find out more about the sport than the beautiful beaches of Bahia, 50 kilometres south of Salvador in northern Brazil and the local surf camp from where Simon Parker reports

Photo Surf Sign at the Bahia Surf Camp (Credit 成人快手/Simon Parker)

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4 minutes