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Surfing the ocean鈥檚 mountains

Meet the Nazare surfers who ride the world鈥檚 biggest waves, putting their lives in the ocean鈥檚 hands.

Looking out from a balcony in Nazare, over slumped, drying wetsuits, you can see it all. The stretch of sand, the salt haze, a spike of cliff and a scarlet lighthouse. Most of all, you can see the waves, a backdrop of bubbling white water and that distinctive churning white noise. This is the story of Nazare, a small town in Portugal where you鈥檒l find the world鈥檚 biggest waves, some the size of a 10-storey building. It鈥檚 also the story of the people who surf those waves, putting their lives in the ocean鈥檚 hands - while also putting Nazare firmly on the map.

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