PHOTOS: Many Seeing Snow for the First Time as it Dumps on Southern Brazil A dramatic cold snap brought overnight snow to southern Brazil for the first time in a generation yesterday. Cars, streets, and buildings were blanketed which for many was the first time they had ever seen snow. “I am 62 years old and had never seen the snow,” trucker Iodor Goncalves Marques of Cambara do Sul told the countryꞌs TV Globo channel. […] SnowBrains | July 30, 2021 0 Comments
Whistler Blackcomb, BC Linked to World’s Largest Outbreak of COVID Variant Outside Brazil A report from The Guardian claims that British Columbia is the center of the world’s largest outbreak of the P1 coronavirus variant. Whistler Blackcomb accounted for almost 200 of the Province’s 877 cases. The P1 variant is highly contagious and is more fatal among younger people. It has been traced back to Brazil. Related: Whistler Blackcomb, BC Will Not Reopen This […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 12, 2021 1 Comment
The Amazon Rainforest Registers the Highest Number of Wildfires For 13-Years [arve url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYlnoxgqEWo"] Sebastian Opazo | July 17, 2020 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Salt Lake City, UT Snowboard Community Gathers in Solidarity [arve url="https://youtu.be/nxaTVEBHAUE"] Sebastian Opazo | June 19, 2020 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
1st Ever Rodeo Flip Landed in Competition: John John Florence John John Florence landed the first rodeo flip ever landed in World Tour competition on Saturday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil at the Oi Rio Pro. The entire contest was basically 7-foot close-outs with steep ramps perfect for aerial maneuvers. John John didn’t even have a great ramp for this trick, he just went for it and pulled it off. This flip happened in the third round of the Oi Rio Pro last Saturday and the judges rewarded John John with a 9.0 ride. John John Florence landed the first rodeo flip ever landed in World Tour competition on Saturday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil at the Oi Rio Pro. […] Surf SwellBrains | May 18, 2015 5 Comments
Pro Surfer Ricardo dos Santos Shot to Death by Off-Duty Cop The surfing community unites in mourning the tragic loss of Brazilian surfer Ricardo dos Santos, who was shot outside of his home on Monday. Amongst conflicting reports, it appears that dos Santos, 24, was killed by an off-duty police officer at 8:40 am. One witness says dos Santos asked the officer and his brother to leave the beach outside his home, after spotting them using drugs and playing loud music. Another report says the altercation arose from a parked car on dos Santos’ property. Local police have taken two brothers , 25 and 17, into custody. The older of the two is reported to be the off-duty cop, and […] Industry News ameliatraynor | January 21, 2015 1 Comment
Crash of the Week: Urban Bodyboarding in Brazil… This video is kinda graphic in its own way as it’s clear that this kid at least got a bit hurt. If you watch closely you can see that he only falls down on section of stairs and stops, so the injuries weren’t life threatening and hopefully […] Crash SnowBrains | April 9, 2014 0 Comments
Brain Post: New Species of River Dolphin Discovered in Brazil According to a newly released study published in Plosone.org, scientists have discovered a new species of river dolphin living in Brazil’s Araguaia (means: river of red macaws” in the local Tupi language) river basin. The last time a new species of River Dolphin was discovered was during World War I. This study reports that the newly discovered Araguaia river dolphins diverged from the Amazon river dolphin 2 million years ago when these Araguaia dolphins became separated from the Amazon basin. The Araguaia river dolphin likely only numbers around 1,000 individuals […] Brains SnowBrains | January 30, 2014 0 Comments
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