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Saquarema: Brazil's Power Barrel Capital and the Break Behind the WSL's VIVO Rio Pro
Praia de Itaúna hosts the WSL every year for good reason. This is Brazil's most consistent beachbreak power surf, an hour east of Rio de Janeiro, and the destination to visit if you want to see — or surf — the same rights that define the Championship Tour's Brazilian stop.
Itaúna Opens: Chianca's Home Stage and the WSL's Brazilian Showdown in Saquarema
The WSL VIVO Rio Pro calls on at Saquarema's Praia de Itaúna, putting João Chianca in the water at his near-home break and Sally Fitzgibbons on the scoreboard early with a 14.50. Stop 6 of 12 on the 2026 Championship Tour is underway.