When Maya Gabeira was a teenager, she left her home in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to pursue her dream: surfing. And more specifically, surfing big waves. A handful of years later, and Gabeira has ...

Maya and the Wave, which premieres today at the Toronto International Film Festival, follows the world record-breaking surfer’s journey through the male-dominated sport Sean Neumann is a reporter at ...

In 2013, Maya Gabeira cheated death. While surfing off the coast of Nazaré, Portugal—home to the biggest waves on Earth—Maya lost her balance, got knocked unconscious, and almost drowned. But not long ...

The new surf bio-pic Maya and the Wave debuted in California last month and will be releasing world-wide on June 4th. For those need explanation, the Maya is Brazilian big wave challenger Maya Gabeira ...

To celebrate World Oceans Day on June 8, Oceana, the largest international ocean conservation organization, released a new public service announcement (PSA) starring Brazilian champion big wave surfer ...

NEW YORK – One of the world’s greatest big-wave surfers, Brazil’s Maya Gabeira, has embarked on a kid-friendly adventure. The seven-time winner of the World Surf League Big Wave Award has a deal with ...

Brazilian big wave surfer and seven-time Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Award winner, Maya Gabeira is on a colossal mission. Her objectives are so ambitious, they might just be bigger than the 73-foot ...

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Maya Gabeira has faced enormous challenges in her life – like shooting down gigantic walls of water, risking life and limb. The Brazilian big-wave surfer is the focus of the Oscar-contending ...

SANTA CRUZ — Think it’s intimidating to ride a 3-inch thick piece of fiberglass down the face of an awe-inspiring wave so big and powerful, it can crush a body into a million pieces? Try putting pen ...

NEW YORK (AP) — One of the world's greatest big-wave surfers, Brazil's Maya Gabeira, has embarked on a kid-friendly adventure. The seven-time winner of the World Surf League Big Wave Award has a deal ...